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Chap 12
Urology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| glomerul/o | glomerulus (plural:glomeruli) |
| nephr/o, ren/o | kidney |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ur/o, urin/o | urine |
| lith/o | stone |
| cyst/o, vesic/o | bladder |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| meat/o | opening |
| renal pelvis | series of tubes that funnel urine |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, test/o, testicul/o | testicle |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| sperm/o, spermat/o, sperm/i | sperm |
| anura | lack of urination |
| cystalgia | pain in the bladder |
| dysuria, urodynia | painful urination |
| enuresis | involuntary urination |
| incontinence | inability to control urination |
| oliguria | low urine output |
| pyuria | pus in the urine |
| polydipsia | excessive thirst |
| ureteralgia | pain in the ureter |
| urethrorrhia | discharge from the urethra |
| urocyanosis | blue urine |
| oligospermia | condition characterized by low sperm production |
| renal ultrasound, nephrasonography | procedure for imaging a kidney using sound waves |
| orchidoptosis | downward displacement of a testicle |
| priapism | presistent and painful erection |
| balanorrhea | discharge from the penis |
| meatal stenosis | narrowing of opening of the urethra |
| albuminuria | protein in the urine |
| azotemia | excess nitrogen in the blood |
| cystorrhexis | rupture of the bladder |
| dipsogenic | creating thirst |
| glycosuria, glucouria | sugar in the urine |
| hyperkalemia | excessive potassium in the blood |
| hyponatremia | low sodium in the blood |
| ketolysis | breakdown of ketones |
| uremia | urine in the blood |
| ureterocele | hernia of a ureter |
| meatoscope | instrument for examining opening of the urethra |
| resectoscope | instrument for examining and cutting (usually the prostate) |
| urinalysis | analysis of urine to determine presence of abnormal elements |
| urologist | specialist in the urinary tract |
| diuresis | excessive urination |
| uropolesis | formation of urine |
| voiding | another term for urination |
| uroxanthin | substance in urine that makes it yellow |
| anorchidism | lack of a testicle |
| aspermia | condition characterized by lack of sperm |
| cryptorchidism | hidden testicle |
| hydrocele | fluid-filled mass in a testicle |
| phimosis | contraction of freskin of penis, preventing it from being retracted |
| prostatolith | stone in the prostate |
| spermatolysis | destruction of sperm cells |
| vas deferens | vessel carrying sperm from testicles |
| pyelogram | image of renal pelvis |
| cystography | process of recording/imaging the bladder |
Created by:
Jennifer Marion