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Flash Cards 12
Urinary and Male Reproductive System
Term | Definition |
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glumerul/o | glomerulus |
nephr/o, ren/o | kidney |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
ur/0, urin/o | urine |
lith/o | stone |
cyst/o, vesic/o | bladder |
urethr/o, | urethra |
ureter/o | ureter |
meat/o | opening |
balan/o | penis |
epididym/o | epididymis |
orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, test/o | testicle |
prostat/o | prostate |
sperm/o, spermat/o, sperm/i | sperm |
stress urinary incontinence(SUI) | loss of bladder control with external pressure |
urinary tract infection(UTI) | an infection in the urinary tract |
vesicoureteral reflux(VUR) | abnormal flow of urine from bladder |
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 shockwave lithotripsy |
HD | hemodialysis |
I&O | intake and output |
OAB | overactive bladderpolycystic kidney disease |
PKD | |
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 or infection |
circumcision | a surgery that removes the foreskin covering the glans of the penis |
fulguration | a procedure that uses heat from an electric current to destroy abnormal tissue |
vas deferens | helps carry sperm from epididymis to seminiferous tubules |
seminiferous tubules | gives fluid to the sperm to help make semen |
prostate gland | encircles urethra; secrets fluid into semen |
penis | has urethra; carries urine and semen |