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genitourinary words
genitourinary medical terminolory
Question | Answer |
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BPH | benign prostatic hypertrophy; condition in which the prostate gland enlarges & impinges on the urethra |
calculi | abnormal stones in body tissues resulting from the precipitation of minerals |
circumcision | removal of all or part of the prepuce of the penis |
epispadias | congenital abnormality in which the opening of the urethra is on the dorsum of the penis |
hematuria | condition of blood in the urine |
hypothermia | condition of abnormally low body temperature |
lithotripsy | a procedure in which stones are crushed w/in a body cavity |
rectoscope | an instrument that removes tissue by cutting & coagulating small slices |
retrograde pyelography | x-ray or fluoroscopic studies of the renal pelvis using contrast media |
torsion | twisting of an organ or structure that may cause local ischemia and necrosis |
transurethral | describes a procedure in which access is gained thru the urethral opening |
TURBT | transurethral resection of a bladder tumor |
TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
UTI | urinary tact infection |
hypospadias | abnormal congential condition in which the urethra opens inferior to its normal location |