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Med Term Final Ch 11 - 12

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glomerul/o   little ball, glomerulus  
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meat/o   opening  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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ren/o   kidney  
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ureter/o   ureter  
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urethr/o   urethra  
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ur/o, urin/o   urine  
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Urinary system   Maintains purity by removing unwanted waste materials and recycling other material, filters the blood, removes metabolic waste, toxins, excess ions, and controls blood volume,  
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urinalysis (UA)   using urine dipstick, microscopy to analyze urine  
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dysuria   bad, abnormal, painful, burning with urination.  
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hematuria   blood in urine  
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nocturia   need to urinate frequently at night  
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polyuria   excessive urination  
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cystitis   inflammation of the urinary bladder (UTI)  
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incontinence   inability to control urine  
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nephritis   inflammation of the kidney  
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nephrolithiasis   presence of stone, calculi within kidney  
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urinary tract infection (UTI)   infection of the urinary organs (urethra, urinary bladder)  
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cystoscopy   procedure in which an endocope is used to view the interior of the urinary bladder  
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hemodialysis   a procedure in which blood is pushed through a permeable membrane (filter) within a machine to remove waste from the blood  
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lithotripsy   a surgical technique that applies sound wave to dissolve stones into smaller pieces that may pass with urine  
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nephrology   the study of the kidney  
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urinary catheterization   a flexible tube that is inserted through urethra to enter urinary bladder  
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urologist   a physician who specializes in diseases of the urinary system  
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gravid/o, gravidar/o   pregnancy  
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men/o, menstru/o   month, menstruation  
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orch/o, orchid/o   testis  
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pen/o   penis  
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prostat/o   prostate gland  
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balanitis   inflammation of the glans penis  
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benign prostatic hyperplasia   enlargement of the prostate gland that may cause constriction of the urethra  
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cryptorchidism   a condition of an undescended testis  
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prostate cancer   aggressive tumor of the prostate that can cause urinary obstruction and spread to other organs  
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vasectomy   a procedure in which the vas deferens is severed to block the flow of sperm  
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amenorrhea   absence of menstrual discharge (menses)  
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dysmenorrhea   abnormal pain during menstruation  
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cervial cancer   malignant tumor of the cervix associated with human papillomavirus (HPV)  
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endometriosis   A condition characterized by endometrial tissue outside of the uterus to other pelvic locations causing pain during menstruation  
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mastitis   inflammation of the breast tissue  
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Pelvic inflammatory disease   PID- inflammation involving some or all of the female reproductive organs usually caused by an STD  
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premenstrual syndrome   PMS- a collection of symptoms, including nervous tissue, irritability, breast pain (mastalgia), edema, and headache.  
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dilation and curettage   D&C- a procedure that is used for both diagnostic and treatment purposes in which a spoon shaped instrument called a curette is used to scrape the inner lining of the uterus  
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Pap smear   diagnostic procedure that screens for precancerous cervical dysplasia and cervical cancer also known as Papanicolaou smear  
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tubal ligation   female sterilization procedure in which the fallopian tubes are severed and closed  
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hyperemesis gravidarum   symptoms of severe nausea and emesis during pregnancy  
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pseudocyesis   a sensation of being pregnant when a pregnancy does not exist  
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