Acquiring Medical Language
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| albuminuria | protein in the urine
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| azotemia | excess nitrogen in the urine
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| azotorrhea | excessive discharge of nitrogen
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| azoturia | excess nitrogen in the urine
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| cystorrhexis | rupture of the bladder
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| dispogenic | creating thirst
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| glucosuria | sugar in the urine
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| glycosuria | sugar in the urine
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| hyperkalemia | excessive potassium in the urine
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| hyponatremia | low sodium in the blood
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| ketolysis | breakdown of ketones
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| ketonuria | presence of ketones in the urine
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| meatal stenosis | narrowing of the opening of the urethra
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| nephroptosis | downward displacement of a kidney
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| nephrosis | kidney condition
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| uremia | urine in the blood
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| ureterocele | hernia of a ureter
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| ureterolithiasis | presence of stones in a ureter
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| ureterostenosis | narrowing of a ureter
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| urethrospasm | involuntary contraction of the urethra
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| urethrostenosis | narrowing of the urethra
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| cystogram | image of the bladder
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| cystography | process for recording/imaging the bladder
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| cystoscopy | process for examining the bladder
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| meatoscope | instrument for examining the opening of the urethra
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| meatoscopy | process for examining the opening of the urethra
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| nephrogram | image of a kidney
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| nephrography | procedure for imaging a kidney
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| nephroscopy | procedure for examining a kidney
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| nephrosonography | procedure for examining a kidney using sound waves
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| pyelogram | image of the renal pelvis
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| renal angiogram | image of a kidney blood vessel
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| renal angiography | process of imaging of a kidney blood vessel
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| renal arteriogram | image of a kidney artery
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| resectoscope | instrument for examining and cutting (usually the prostate)
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| retrograde pyelogram | image of the renal pelvis produced by injecting a contrast dye from the bladder to the kidney
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| ultrasonography | imaging procedure using high-frequency sound waves
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| ureteroscopy | process of examining a ureter
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| urethroscope | instrument for examining the urethra
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| urethroscopy | process of examining the urethra
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| urinalysis (UA) | analysis of the urine
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| voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) | imaging procedure of the bladder and urethra produced during urination
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| nephrology | study of the kidneys
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| urologist | specialist of the urinary tract
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| urology | study of the urinary tract
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| uropoiesis | formation of urine
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| uroxanthin | substance in urine that makes it yellow
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| voiding | another term for urination
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| anorchidism | lack of a testicle
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| aspermia | condition characterized by lack of sperm
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| azoospermia | condition characterized by lack of living sperm
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| cryptorchidism | hidden testicle
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| hydrocele | fluid-filled mass in a testicle
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| hypospadias | birth defect in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside, instead of the end, of the penis
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| oligospermia | condition characterized by low sperm production
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| phimosis | contraction of the foreskin of the penis , preventing it from being retracted
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| prostatolith | stone in the prostate
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| prostatomegaly | abnormal enlargement of the prostate
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| prostatorrhea | discharge from the prostate
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| seminoma | type of testicular cancer arising from sperm-forming tissue
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| spermatocele | hernia or distension of the epididymus caused by sperm cells
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| spermatolysis | destruction of sperm cells
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| digital rectal exam (DRE) | examination of the prostate using a finger inserted into the rectum
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| transrectal ultrasonography | procedure using a probe inserted into the rectum using high-frequency sound waves to scan through the rectum to nearby tissue (most commonly the prostate)
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| urethrogram | image of the urethra
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| ejaculation | emission of semen from the urethra
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| gonads | pair of organs used for sexual reproduction; in males, they are the testicles, and in females, they are the ovaries
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| spermatogenesis | creation of sperm
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| vas deferens | vessel carrying sperm from the testicles
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