click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Root Words
Urinary/ Male Reproductive Sys.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| nephr/o, ren/o | kindey |
| 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 |
| balan/o | 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 |
| lithiasis | condition of stones |
| lithotripsy | crushing stones |
| vesiculotomy | creation of an opening into the bladder |
| vesiculitis | inflammation of the seminal vesicles |
| urethrostenosis | restriction in the urethra |
| meatoscope | device to view the inside of a meatus |
| meatal stenosis | narrowing of a meatus (opening) |
| orchiopexy | surgical fixation of the testicle |
| spermatocele | cyst near the epididymis |
| priapism | prolonged erection |
| impotence | inability to maintain an erection |
| balanorrhea, urethrorrhea | abnormal discharge from the penis |
| dysuria, urodynia | painful urination |
| enuresis | involuntary urination |
| incontinence | inability to control urination |
| nocturia | nighttime urination |
| nocturnal enuresis | nighttime involuntary urination |
| oliguria | low urine output |
| pyuria | pus in the urine |
| urocyanosis | blue-colored urine |
| cystoplegia | bladder paralysis |
| polydipsia | excessive thrist |
| priapism | persistent and painful |
| orchidopstosis | downward displacement of the testicle |
| albuminuria | protein in the urine |
| azotorrhea | excessive discharge of nitrogen (in the urine) |
| ketonuria | ketones in the urine |
| cystorrhexis | rupture of the bladder |
| dipsogenic | creating thirst |
| ketolysis | breakdown of ketones |
| lysis | breakdown |
| hyponatremia | low sodium in the blood |
| uremia | urine in the blood |
| meatal stenosis | narrowing of the opening of the urethra |
| nephrosonography | pro |