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Acquiring Medical Language

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Term
Definition
cystitis   inflammation of th ebladder  
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cystocele   hernia of the bladder  
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cystolith   stone in the bladder  
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cystoma   tumor of the bladder  
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cystoptosis   downward displacement of the bladder  
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cystospasm   involuntary contraction of the bladder  
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cystoureteritis   inflammation of the bladder and urethra  
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cystourethrocele   hernia of the bladder and urethra  
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glomerulonephritis   inflammation of the kidneys involving primarily in the glomeruli  
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glomerulopathy   disease of the kidney involving primarily the glomeruli  
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glomerulosclerosis   hardening of the glomeruli  
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hydronephrosis   kidney condition caused by the obstruction of urine flow  
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hyperhephroma   another name for renal cell carcinoma  
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lithonephritis   inflammation of the kidneys caused by stones  
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nephritis   inflammation of the kidneys  
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nephrocele   hernia of a kidney  
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nephrohypertrophy   overdevelopment of the kidney  
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nephrolithiasis   presence of stones in the kidney  
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nephroma   kidney tumor  
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nephromalacia   abnormal softening of a kidney  
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nephromegaly   abnormal enlargement of a kidney  
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nephropathy   any kidney disease  
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nephroptosis   downward displacement of a kidney  
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nephrosclerosis   abnormal hardening of a kidney  
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polycystic kidney disease (PKD)   disease characterized by the formation of many fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys  
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pyelitis   inflammation of the renal pelvis  
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pyelocystitis   inflammation of the renal pelvis and bladder  
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pyelocystomosis   creation of an opening between the renal pelvis and bladder  
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pyelonephritis   inflammatory of the kidney and renal pelvis  
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pyleopathy   disease of the renal pelvis  
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pyeloureterectasia   dilation of the renal pelvis and ureter  
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pyonephritis   inflammation of the kidney caused by pus  
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pyonephrolithiasis   presence of pus and stones in the kidney  
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pyopyeloectasis   pus in a dilated renal pelvis  
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renal cell carcinoma   cancer of the kidneys  
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renal failure   kidney failure  
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renal ischemia   deficiency of blood in a kidney  
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stress urinary incontinence (SUI)   loss of bladder control caused by external pressure  
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ureteritis   inflammation of a ureter  
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ureteropyelonephritis   inflammation of a kidney, renal pelvis, and ureter  
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urethritis   inflammation of the urethra  
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urethrocystitis   inflammation of the urethra and bladder  
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urinary tract infection (UTI)   infection of the urinary tract  
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uropathy   disease of the urinary tract  
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vesicocele   hernia of the bladder  
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vesicoureteral reflux (VUR)   abnormal flow of urine from the bladder back into the ureters  
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ureteropyelitis   inflammation of a ureter and renal pelvis  
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balanitis   inflammation of the penis  
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benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH)   noncancerous overdevelopment of the prostate, also known as enlarged prostate  
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benign prostate hypertrophy   another term for benign prostate hyperplasia  
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epididymitis   inflammation of the epididymis  
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epididymo-orchitis   inflammation of the testicle and epididymis  
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gonorrhea   discharge from the gonads  
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orchiditis   inflammation of the testicle  
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orchiepididymitis   inflammation of the testicles and epididymis  
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orchiopathy   disease of the testicles  
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orchitis   inflammation of the testicles  
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prostatitis   inflammation of the prostate  
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prostatocystitis   inflammation of the prostate and bladder  
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prostatovesiculitis   inflammation of the prostate and seminal vesicles  
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testicular carcinoma   testicular cancer  
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testitis   inflammation of a testicle  
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varicocele   overexpansion of the blood vessels of the testicles, leading to a soft tumor  
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