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Urinary/Male Repro
Terms for the Urinary and Male Reproductive Systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| kidneys | filter waste, reabsorb things our body needs, produce urine |
| ureter | tube that carries urine from kidney to bladder |
| bladder | holds urine, releases when muscle receives signal |
| urethra | carries urine from bladder to outside of body, in men it also carries semen to outside of body |
| scrotum | holds testes away from body to help control their temperature |
| testes | produce sperm |
| penis | male sex organ, urine and semen travel out of it |
| prostate | creates fluid that neutralizes acid in the vagina, helps push semen into urethra and blocks urine during ejaculation |
| vas deferens | storage area for sperm |
| seminal vesicles | make a fluid to feed sperm that is part of the semen |
| retro | behind, backward |
| super | above |
| cele | hernia, swelling, protrusion, cavity, tumor |
| uria | urine |
| orchi | testicle, testis |
| pseudo | false, fake |
| pyelo | renal pelvis |
| cysto | bladder or cyst |
| reno, renal | kidney |
| uro | urine, urinary tract, urination |
| litho | stone, calculus |
| nephrectomy | removal of a kidney |
| nephritis | inflammation of a kidney |
| nephrosis | kidney disease |
| hematuria | blood in the urine |
| transurethral resection, prostate | removal of the prostate gland through the urethra |
| pyelonephritis | inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis |
| cystitis | inflammation of the bladder |
| cystoscopy | visual examination of the bladder |
| cystocele | weakening of bladder muscle |
| circumcision | removal of the foreskin on the penis |
| orchiectomy | removal of a testicle |
| prostatectomy | removal of the prostate |
| vasectomy | male sterilization |
| hydrocele | swelling of scrotum |
| renal calculi | kidney stones |
| uremia | blood in the urine because the kidneys can't filter waste products |
| nephrolithiasis | kidney stone |