Question | Answer |
cyst/o | bladder |
urethr/o | urethra |
glomerul/o | glomerulus |
ren/o | kidney |
vesic/o | bladder |
lith/o | stone, calculus |
ureter/o | ureter |
meat/o | opening, meatus |
nephr/o | kidney |
peritone/o | peritoneum |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
ur/o | urine |
epididym/o | epididymis |
andr/o | male |
balan/o | glans penis |
orch/o | testis |
bacteri/o | bacteria |
prostat/o | prostate gland |
orchi/o | testis |
spermat/o | spermatozoa, sperm cells |
orchid/o | testis |
vas/o | vessel; vas deferens; duct |
sperm/o | spermatozoa, sperm cells |
test/o | testis |
varic/o | dilated vein |
vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
albumin/o | albumin, protein |
azot/o | nitrogenous compounds |
crypt/o | hidden |
gonad/o | gonads, sex glands |
kal/i | potassium |
keton/o | ketone bodies |
noct/o | night |
olig/o | scanty |
py/o | pus |
-cide | killing |
-genesis | forming, producing, origin |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-ism | condition |
-spadias | slit,fissure |
-uria | urine |
dia- | through, across |
retro- | backward, behind |
ARF | acute renal failure |
BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia; benign prostatic hypertrophy |
cath | catheterization; catheter |
DRE | digital rectal examination |
ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
IVP | intravenous pyelography |
K | potassium |
KUB | kidney, ureter, bladder |
TSE | testicular self-examination |
UA | urinalysis |
Painful or difficult urination | dysuria |
Failure to form or ejaculate semen | aspermia |
Excessive or frequent urination after going to bed | nocturia |
Diminished capacity to form and pass urine so that the end products of metabolism cannot be excreted efficiently | oliguria |
Accumulation of serous fluid in a saclike cavity, especially the testes and associated structures | hydrocele |
Battery of tests performed on a urine specimen, including physical observation, chemical tests, and microscopic evaluation | urinalysis (UA) |
Excision of all or a segment of the vas deferens | vasectomy |
Procedure for eliminating a stone within the urinary system or gallbladder by mechanically crushing the stone through a surgical incision or using a noninvasive method such as ultrasonic shockwaves to shatter it | lithotripsy |
Feeling of the need to void immediately | urgency |
Removal of toxic substances from the blood by shunting blood from the body through a semipermeable membranous tube | hemodialysis |
Passage of a solute through a membrane | dialysis |
Screening test that assesses the rectal wall surface for lesions or abnormally firm areas that might indicate cancer | digital rectal examination (DRE) |
Presence of stones in any urinary structure | urolithiasis |
Rapidly developing malignant neoplasm of the kidney that usually occurs in children | wilms tumor |
Inflammation of the skin covering the glans penis | balanitis |
Removal of all or part of the foreskin, or prepuce, of the penis | circumcision |
Self-examination of the testes for abnormal lumps or swelings in the scrotal sac | testicular self-examination (TSE) |
Absence of urine production or urinary output | anuria |
Radiographic examination to determine the location, size, and shape of the kidneys in relationship to other organs in the abdominopelvic cavity | kidney,ureter, bladder (KUB) radiography |
Repeated inability to get or keep an erection firm enough for sexual intercourse | erectile dysfunction |
Stenosis or narrowing of preputial orifice so that the foreskin cannot be retracted over the glans penis | phimosis |
Involuntary discharg of urine | enuresis |