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Flash Cards 12
Urinary and Male Reproductive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |