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ch 12
male repro
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pyelo/o | renal pelvis- tubes that bring urine from the kidneys to the ureters |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| meat/o | opening, to go through |
| balan/o | penis- comes from Latin for acorn |
| orch/o, orchid/o | testicles |
| comes from the Latin for little ball | glomerulus |
| nephr/o, ren/o | kidneys |
| priapism | persistent and painful erection |
| pyuria | pus in the urine |
| oliguria | low urine output |
| az/o | nitrogen |
| seminoma | testicular cancer |
| hypospadiasis | birth defect of the urethra |
| phimosis | condition where the foreskin is too tight to be pulled back |
| hydronephrosis | blockage of urine travel from the kidney to the bladder |
| fulguration | use of electric current to destroy tissue |
| -pexy | fixation |
| -ectasia | dilation of |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -plasty | reconstruction |
| -rrhaphy | suture |