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Chapter 12 - Bell
Ch. 12: The Urinary and Male Reproductive System—Urology - Bell
Question | Answer |
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glomerul/o | glomerulus |
nephr/o | kidney |
ren/o | kidney |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
ur/o | urine |
urin/o | urine |
lith/o | stone |
cyst/o | bladder |
vesic/o | bladder |
urethr/o | urethra |
ureter/o | ureter |
meat/o | opening |
testicles | male gonads; make and store sperm; produce testosterone which causes the male secondary sex characteristics |
epididymus | stores the sperm |
vas deferens | carry sperm from the epididymus to the seminiferous tubules |
seminiferous tubules | contribute fluid to the sperm to make semen |
prostate gland | encircles the urethra; also secretes fluid into the semen |
penis | contains the urethra; carries urine and semen to the outside of the body |
balan/o | penis |
epididym/o | epididymus |
orch/o | testicle |
orchi/o | testicle |
orchid/o | testicle |
test/o | testicle |
prostat/o | prostates |
sperm/o | sperm |
spermat/o | sperm |
sperm/i | 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 |
fulguration | use of electric current to destroy tissue |
circumcision | surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis |
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 |