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urinary/male lists
urinary and male word lists
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acute | Having a rapid onset, severe symptoms and a short course |
| Anuria | The absence of urine |
| Azotemia | Metabolic wastes in the blood |
| Bladder | An expandable hollow organ which acts as a temporary reservoir for urine |
| Bowman's Capsule | Part of the renal corpuscle;surrounds the glomerulus of the nephron |
| Calculi | Commonly called stones;usually composed of mineral salts |
| Calyx | The cuplike division of the kideny pelvis (pl. calyces) |
| Catheterization | To insert a catheter into a cavity to remove body fluid |
| Cystitis | Inflammation of the bladder |
| Cystectomy | Excision of the bladder |
| Cystography | The introduction of dye into the bladder providing visualization of the bladder |
| Cystoscopy | Visual examination of the bladder |
| Dialysis | Removal of the products of urine from the blood by passage of the solutes through a membrane |
| Diuretic | Substance which increases the production of urine |
| Dysuria | Painful urination |
| Elimination | To remove,get rid of,exclude;also to pass urine from the bladder or stool from the bowel |
| Excretion | The process of expelling material from the body |
| Fistula | An abnormal tube-like passage from a normal cavity or an abcess to a free surface |
| Frequency | The need to void urine often;though usually only a small amount at one time |
| Glomerulus | The microscopic cluster of cappillaries within the Bowman's capsule of the nephron |
| GU | Genitourinary |
| Hematuria | Blood in the urine |
| Hemodialysis | Mechanical removal of wste substances from the blood |
| Hesitancy | Difficulty in starting a urine stream |
| Hilum | The recessed area of the kidney where the ureter and blood vessels enter |
| Hydrocele | The accumulation of serous fluid in a cavity. excessive amount of fluid within the scrotum |
| Intravenous pyelography | (IVP) The insertion of a radioplaque material into the vein for the purpose of x-raying the kidneys and urters |
| Incontinence | Involuntary discharge of urine due to obstructive masses |
| Kidney | Fist-sized organs in the abdominal cavity whose function is to cleanse or purify the blood |
| Laparoscopy | Visual examination of abdomen,through an incision just below the naval |
| KUB | Kidney,ureter,bladder. Radiographic exam of the kidneys |
| Lithotriptor | A device that destorys urinary stones with laser technology |
| Micturition | Voiding |
| Nephrolith | Kidney stone |
| Nephrolithiasis | Presence of or condition of or formation of a kidney stone |
| Nephrolysis | Surgical seperation of an inflammed kidney from adhesions(scar tissue) |
| Nephron | Microscopic blood filtering units located in the kidney tissue that continually adjust body conditions to add or remove substances from the blood, functional unit of the kidney |
| Nephropexy | Suspension (suturing) of the kidney |
| Nephrotomography | A study in which several planes of the kidney are visualized |
| Nocturia | Night urination |
| Oliguria | Scanty/decreased urination |
| Peritoneal | Pertaining to the peritoneum (the membrane which lines the abdominal cavity and covers the abdominal organs) |
| Polycystic Kidney Disease | A condition of mulitple cysts in the kidneys |
| Prostatocystalgia | Pain in the prostate and bladder |
| Prostatectomy | Excision of the prostate |
| Prostatomy | Incision into the prostate |
| Ptosis | A dropping or dropping of an organ or part,for example the eyelid of the kidney |
| Pyelitis | Inflammation of the renal pelvis |
| Pyelolithotomy | Removal of a stone from the renal pelvis by an incision |
| Pyuria | Pus in the urine |
| Renal | Pertaining to the kidney |
| Renal Artery | Carries waste laden blood to the tubules within the kidney for purification |
| Renal Pelvis | An enlarged funnel-shaped extension of the ureter |
| Renal Vein | Structure which carries the blood away from the kidney |
| Residual | Pertaining to that which is left as a residue |
| Retention | Inability to void urine which is present in the bladder |
| Secretion | Seperation of certain materials from the blood by the activity of a gland |
| Stricture | The narrowing of an opening,tube,or canal,such as the urethra or esophagus |
| TUR/TURP | Transurethral resection (of the prostate gland) |
| Uremia | Toxic condition of nitrogenous wastes in the blood |
| Ureter | A slender tube that conveys and transports urine from the kidney to the bladder |
| Ureterectasis | Dilation of the ureter |
| Ureterectomy | Removal of a ureter |
| Ureteropyelostomy | Anastomosis of ureter and renal pelvis |
| Ureterovesicostomy | Reimplantation of a ureter into the bladder |
| Urethra | A membranous tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body |
| Urethrectomy | Removal of the urethra |
| Urethritis | Inflammation of the urethra |
| Urethropexy | Surgical fixation of the urethra |
| Ureroplasty | Surgical repair of the urethra |
| Urethroscopy | Visual examination of the urethra |
| Urgency | The sudden need to expel urine or stool sudden need to void immediately |
| Urinalysis | Urine test which provides general information on the health of the body as a whole |
| Urinary System | Elimination harmful products in the blood and filters them through urination |
| Urochrome | Urine colour |
| Urologist | One who specializes in the study of urinary system |
| Varicocele | Swelling and distention of veins of the spermatic cord |