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Chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| nephr/o, ren/o | kidney |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ur/o, urin/o | urine |
| lith/o | stone |
| cysts/o, vesic/o | bladder |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| meat/o | opening |
| 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 |
| enuresis | involuntary urination |
| incontinence | inability to control urination |
| olig | few |
| priapism | persistent and painful erection |
| azot | nitrogen |
| dipso | thirst |
| kal | potassium |
| natr | sodium |
| keto | ketones |
| secto | cut |
| uresis | urination |
| diuresis | excessive urination |
| voiding | urination |
| zoo | living |
| hypospadias | urethra opening is on the underside of penis |
| phimosis | contraction of the foreskin of the penis, preventing it from being retracted |
| jacul | throw |
| pyel | pelvis |
| ectasia | dilation/expansion |
| varico | twisted |
| chlamydia | STD; genital discharge and painful urination |
| HSV | effects mucous membranes and produces blisters |
| HIV | compromises immune system late stage = AIDS |
| HPV | warts and precancerous lesions in genital areas |
| syphilis | STD by skin irritations and heart symptoms |
| trichomon | trichomonas/parasite |
| trichomoniasis | STD by genital itching, painful urination, and discharge |
| cide | kill |
| corpor | body |
| fulguration | use of electric current to destroy tissue |
| tripsy | wear down procedure |
| ana | up |
| cision | cut |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| Bx | biopsy |
| cath | catheter |
| ESWL | extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy |
| HD | hemodialysis |
| I&O | intake and output |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
| IVU | intravenous ureogram |
| KUB | kidneys, ureters, bladder |
| OAB | overactive bladder |
| PKD | polycystic kidney disease |
| RP | retrograde pyelogram |
| SUI | stress urinary incontinence |
| UA | urinalysis |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| VCUG | voiding cystourethrogram |
| VUR | vesicoureteral reflux |
| AIDS | acquired immuodefieincy syndrome |
| BPH | benign prostate hyperplasia |
| DRE | digital rectal exam |
| ED | erectile dysfunction |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| HPV | human papilloma virus |
| HSV | herpes simplex virus |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
| STD/STI | sexually transmitted disease/infection |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |