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Chapter 12 med terms
Studying chapter 12 medical terms
| term | definition |
|---|---|
| balan/o | penis |
| cysto/o | bladder |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| lith/o | stone |
| meat/o | opening |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o | testicle |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| sperm/o, spermat/o | sperm |
| test/o | testicle |
| ur/o, urin/o | urine |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| albuminuria | protein in the urine |
| anorchidism | absence of a testicle |
| antispasmodic | drug used to prevent spasms |
| anuria | lack of urination |
| aspermia | condition characterized by living sperm |
| azoospermia | condition characterized by lack of living sperm |
| azotemia | excess nitrogen in the blood |
| azotorrhea | excessive discharge of nitrogen |
| azoturia | excess nitrogen in the urine |
| balanitis | inflammation of the penis |
| balanoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the penis |
| balanorrhea | discharge from the penis |
| benign prostate hyperplasia | noncancerous overdevelopment of the prostate; also known as enlarged prostate |
| benign prostate hypertrophy | another term for benign prostate hyperplasia |
| blood urea nitrogen | nitrogen in the blood in the form of urea; it is the product of the breakdown of amino acids for energy |
| circumcision | surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis |
| cryptorchidism | hidden testicle |
| balan/o | penis |
| cysto/o | bladder |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| lith/o | stone |
| meat/o | opening |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o | testicle |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| sperm/o, spermat/o | sperm |
| test/o | testicle |
| ur/o, urin/o | urine |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| albuminuria | protein in the urine |
| anorchidism | absence of a testicle |
| antispasmodic | drug used to prevent spasms |
| anuria | lack of urination |
| aspermia | condition characterized by living sperm |
| azoospermia | condition characterized by lack of living sperm |
| azotemia | excess nitrogen in the blood |
| azotorrhea | excessive discharge of nitrogen |
| azoturia | excess nitrogen in the urine |
| balanitis | inflammation of the penis |
| balanoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the penis |
| balanorrhea | discharge from the penis |
| benign prostate hyperplasia | noncancerous overdevelopment of the prostate; also known as enlarged prostate |
| benign prostate hypertrophy | another term for benign prostate hyperplasia |
| blood urea nitrogen | nitrogen in the blood in the form of urea; it is the product of the breakdown of amino acids for energy |
| circumcision | surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis |
| cryptorchidism | hidden testicle |