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Mohammed/ Chapter12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| glomerul/o | means glomerulus. |
| nephr/o, | mean kidney. |
| ren/o | mean kidney. |
| pyel/o | means renal pelvis. |
| ur/o, | mean urine. |
| urin/o | mean urine. |
| lith/o | means stone. |
| cyst/o, | mean bladder. |
| vesic/o | mean bladder. |
| urethr/o | means urethra. |
| ureter/o | means ureter. |
| meat/o | means opening. |
| balan/o | means penis. |
| epididym/o | means epididymis. |
| orch/o, | mean testicle. |
| orchi/o, | mean testicle. |
| orchid/o, | mean testicle. |
| test/o | mean testicle. |
| prostat/o | means prostate. |
| sperm/o, | mean sperm. |
| spermat/o, | mean sperm. |
| sperm/i | mean sperm. |
| stress urinary incontinence (SUI) | – loss of bladder control caused by the application of external pressure |
| urinary tract infection (UTI) | – infection of the urinary tract |
| vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) – | abnormal flow of urine from the bladder back into the ureters |
| BUN | – blood urea nitrogen |
| UA | – urine analysis |
| Bx | – biopsy |
| IVP | – intravenous pyelogram |
| IVU | – intravenous urogram |
| KUB | – kidney, ureters, bladder |
| RP | – retrograde pyelogram |
| VCUG – | voiding cystourethrogram |
| cath | – catheter |
| ESWL | – extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy |
| HD | - hemodialysis |
| I&O | – intake and output |
| OAB | – overactive bladder |
| PKD | – polycystic kidney disease |
| SUI | – stress urinary incontinence |
| UTI – | urinary tract infection |
| VUR | – vesicoureteral reflux |
| BPH | – benign prostate hyperplasia |
| PSA | – prostate-specific antigen |
| TURP | – transurethral resection of the prostate |
| DRE | – digital rectal exam |
| ED | – erectile dysfunction |
| STD/STI | – sexually transmitted disease/infection |
| circucision | surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis, |
| fulguration | destruction of living tissues by electric sparks generated by a high- frequency current |
| why urologists care for the urinary system (male and female patients) and the male reproductive system.? | Because the male reproductive system shares many of the structures of the urinary system, |