Acquiring Medical Language
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| antispasmodic | drug used to prevent spasms
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| cystectomy | surgical removal of the bladder
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| cystolithectomy | surgical removal of a stone in the bladder
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| cystostomy | creation of an opening in the bladder
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| diuretic | agent that causes urination
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| extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) | breakdown of kidney stones using sound waves generated outside the body
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| fulguration | use of an electric current to destroy tissue
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| heminephrectomy | surgical removal of half a kidney
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| heminephroureterectomy | surgical removal of half a kidney and a ureter
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| hemodialysis | procedure for removing waste from the bloodstream
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| intracorporeal lithotripsy | breakdown of kidney stones using a device placed inside the body
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| kidney dialysis | procedure for removing waste from the blood (a shorter name for hemodialysis)
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| laparonephrectomy | surgical removal of a kidney through the abdomen
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| lithectomy | surgical removal of a stone
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| lithocystotomy | incision into the bladder to remove a stone
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| lithonephrotomy | incision into a kidney to remove a stone
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| lithotripsy | breakdown of a stone
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| meatoplasty | surgical reconstruction of opening of the urethra
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| meatorrhaphy | suture of the opening of the urethra
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| meatotomy | incision into the opening of the urethra
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| nephrectomy | surgical removal of a kidney through the abdomen
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| nephrocystanastomosis | opening of the passageway between a kidney and the bladder
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| nephrolithotomy | incision into a kidney to remove a stone
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| nephropexy | surgical fixation of a kidney
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| nephrorrhaphy | suture of a kidney
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| nephrostomy | creation of an opening in a kidney
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| nephrotomy | incision in to a kidney
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| nephrotoxin | agent poisonous to a kidney
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| nephroureterectomy | surgical removal of a kidney and ureter
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| pyelolithotomy | incision in to a renal pelvis to remove a stone
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| pyeloplasty | surgical reconstruction of a renal pelvis
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| pyelostomy | creation of an opening in a renal pelvis
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| pyelotomy | incision into a renal pelvis
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| renal angioplasty | surgical reconstruction of a kidney blood vessel
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| ureteroileostomy | creation of an opening between a ureter and the ileum (a portion of the small intestine)
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| ureteronephrectomy | surgical removal of a kidney and ureter
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| ureteroplasty | surgical reconstruction of a ureter
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| ureterorrhaphy | suture of a ureter
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| urethrectomy | surgical removal of the urethra
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| urethropexy | surgical fixation of the urethra
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| urethroplasty | surgical reconstruction of the urethra
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| urethrotomy | incision into the urethra
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| urinary catheterization | insertion of a catheter into the bladder to drain urine
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| urostomy | creation of an opening in the urinary tract, normally to divert urine flow away from a diseased bladder
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| vesicostomy | creation of an opening in the bladder
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| vesicotomy | incision in to the bladder
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| balanoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the penis
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| circumcision | surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis
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| epididymectomy | surgical removal of the epididymis
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| epididymotomy | incision in to the epididymis
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| hydrocelectomy | surgical removal of a hydrocele
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| orchidectomy | surgical removal of a testicle
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| orchidopexy | surgical fixation of a testicle
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| orchidotomy | incision into a testicle
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| prchiectomy | surgical removal of a testicle
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| orchiopexy | surgical fixation of a testicle
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| orchioplasty | surgical reconstruction of a testicle
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| prostatectomy | surgical removal of the prostate
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| prostatolithotomy | incision into the prostate to remove a stone
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| prostatovesiculectomy | surgical removal of the prostate and seminal vesicles
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| spermicide | agent that kills sperm
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| spermolytic | agent that kills sperm
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| transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) | procedure of removing all or part of the prostate by the insertion of a resectoscope into the urethra
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| vasectomy | surgical removal of the vas deferens
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| vasovasotomy | creation of an opening between two vessels; this is the technical term for a vasectomy reversal
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| vesiculectomy | surgical removal or the seminal vesicles
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