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KNH 209
Medical Terminology Ch. 12 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| nephr/o, | kidney |
| ren/o | kidney |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ur/o, urin/o | urine |
| lith/o | stone |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| glomerulus | little balls of blood vessels in the kidneys, serve as primary place for filtering blood from urine |
| kidney | filters the blood |
| renal pelvis | series of tubes that funnel urine out of the kidneys, into the ureters, then to the bladder |
| ureter | thick walled tubes that carry urine from kidneys to bladder. 2 in the body |
| urethra | tube that runs from bladder to outside of body |
| anuria | lack of urination |
| cystalgia | pain in the bladder |
| cystogynia | pain in the bladder |
| dysuira | painful urination |
| enuresis | involuntary urination |
| hematuria | bloody urination |
| incontinence | inability to control urination |
| oliguria | low urine output |
| polydipsia | excessive thirst |
| polyuria | excessive urination |
| pyuria | pus in the urine |
| urethrodynia | pain in the urethra |
| uerthrorrhea | discharge from the urethra |
| urodynia | painful urination |
| balanorrhea | discharge from the penis |
| orchialgia | testicle pain |
| orchichorea | involuntary jerking movement of the testicles |
| orchidoptosis | downward displacement of a testicle |
| orchiodynia | testicle pain |
| priapism | persistent and painful erection |
| albuminuria | protein in the urine |
| azoturia | excess nitrogen in the urine |
| cystorrhexis | rupture of the bladder |
| dipsogenic | creating thirst |
| glycosuria | sugar in the urine |
| nephroptosis | downward displacement of a kidney |
| nephrosis | kidney condition |
| uremia | urine in the blood |
| urethrostenosis | narrowing of the urethra |
| cystoscopy | process for examining the bladder |
| nephroscopy | procedure for examining a kidney |
| urethroscopy | process of examining the urethra |
| urinalysis | analysis of the urine |
| UA | Urinalysis |
| nephrosonography | procedure for imaging a kidney using sound waves |
| pyelogram | image of the renal pelvis |
| renal angiography | process of imaging a kidney blood vessel |
| renal arteriogram | image of a kidney artery |
| retrograde pyelogram | image of the renal pelvis by injecting a contrast dye from the bladder to the kidney |
| ultrasonography | imaging procedure using high-frequency sound waves |
| voiding cystourethrogram | imaging procedure of the bladder and urethra produced during urination |
| VCUG | voiding cystourethrogram |
| transrectal ultrasonography | procedure using a probe inserted into the rectum using high-frequency sound waves to scan through the rectum to nearby tissue (commonly the prostate) |
| blood urea nitrogen | nitrogen in the blood in the form of urea, it is the product od the breakdown of amino acids for energy |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| diuresis | excessive urination |
| anorchidism | lack of a testicle |
| aspermia | condition characterized by lack of sperm |
| cryptorchidism | hidden testicle |
| hydrocele | fluid-filled mass in testicle |
| hypospadias | birth defect in which the opening on the urethra in on the underside, instead of the end of the penis |
| phimosis | contraction of the foreskin of the penis, preventing it from being retracted |
| prostatomegaly | abnormal enlargement of the prostate |
| digital rectal exam | examination of the prostate using a finger inserted into the rectum |
| DRE | digital rectal exam |
| gonads | pair of organs used fro sexual reproduction, testicles (male) or ovaries (female) |
| spermatogenesis | creation of sperm |
| cystocele | hernia of the bladder |
| glomerulonephritis | inflammation of the kidneys involving primarily the glomeruli |
| hydronepherosis | kidney condition caused by the obstruction of urine flow |
| nephritis | inflammation of the kidney |
| nephrolithiasis | presence of stones in the kidney |
| nephromalacia | abnormal softening of a kidney |
| nephromegaly | abnormal enlargement of a kidney |
| nephropathy | any kidney disease |
| nephroptosis | downwards displacement of a kidney |
| polycystic kidney disease | disease characterized by the formation of many fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys |
| PKD | polycystic kidney disease |
| pyelitis | inflammation of the renal pelvis |
| pyelonephritis | inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis |
| pyelopathy | disease of the renal pelvis |
| renal failure | kidney failure |
| stress urinary incontinence | loss of bladder control caused by the application of external pressure (laugh, cough, etc.) |
| SUI | stress urinary incontinence |
| ureteritis | inflammation of a ureter |
| ureteropyelonephritis | inflammation of a kidney, renal pelvis, and ureter |
| urethritis | inflammation of the urethra |
| urethrocystitis | inflammation of the urethra and bladder |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| renal cell carcinoma | cancer of the kidneys |
| testicular carcinoma | testicular cancer |
| balanitis | inflammation of the penis |
| benign prostate hyperplasia | noncancerous overdevelopment of the prostate, aka enlarged prostate |
| BPH | benign prostate hyperplasia |
| orchiditis | inflammation of the testicles |
| orchitis | inflammation of the testicles |
| prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate |
| testitis | inflammation of a testicle |
| vericocele | over-expansion of the blood vessels in the testicles, leading to a soft tumor |
| gonorrhea | discharge from the gonads |
| cystectomy | surgical removal of the bladder |
| Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy | breakdown of kidney stones using sound waves generated outside of the body |
| ESWL | Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy |
| heminephrectomy | surgical removal of half of a kidney |
| hemodialysis | procedure for removing waste from the bloodstream |
| kidney dialysis | procedure for removing waste from the blood (aka hemodialysis) |
| laparonephrenectomy | surgical removal of a kidney through the abdomen |
| lithectomy | surgical removal of a stone |
| lithotripsy | breakdown of a stone |
| nephrectomy | surgical removal of a kidney |
| nephrolithotomy | incision into a kidney to remove a stone |
| nephropexy | surgical fixation of a kidney |
| nephrostomy | creation of an opening in a kidney |
| nephrotomy | incision into a kidney |
| nephrotoxin | poisonous agent to the kidney |
| pyelolithotomy | incision into a renal pelvis to remove a stone |
| pyelostomy | creation of an opening in a renal pelvis |
| ureteroplasty | surgical reconstruction of a ureter |
| urinary catheterization | insertion of a catheter into the bladder to drain urine |
| antispasmodic | drug used to prevent spasms |
| diuretic | agent that causes urination |
| spermicide | agent that kills sperm |
| circumcision | surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis |
| orchidectomy/ orchiectomy | surgical removal of a testicle |
| orchidopexy/ orchiopexy | surgical fixation of a testicle |
| orchidotomy | incision into a testicle |
| orchioplasty | surgical reconstruction of a penis |
| prostatectomy | surgical removal of the prostate |
| transurethral resection of the prostate | procedure of removing all or part of the prostate by the insertion of a resectoscope into the urethra |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
| vasectomy | surgical removal of the vas deferens |
| vasovasostomy | creation of an opening between two vessels, (vasectomy reversal) |
| Cath | catheter |
| ED | erectile dysfunction |
| HD | hemodialysis |
| I&O | intake and output |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
| KUB | kidneys, ureters, bladder |
| OAB | overactive bladder |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
| RP | retrograde pyelogram |
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