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Terms for the Urinary and Male Reproductive Systems

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kidneys   filter waste, reabsorb things our body needs, produce urine  
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ureter   tube that carries urine from kidney to bladder  
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bladder   holds urine, releases when muscle receives signal  
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urethra   carries urine from bladder to outside of body, in men it also carries semen to outside of body  
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scrotum   holds testes away from body to help control their temperature  
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testes   produce sperm  
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penis   male sex organ, urine and semen travel out of it  
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prostate   creates fluid that neutralizes acid in the vagina, helps push semen into urethra and blocks urine during ejaculation  
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vas deferens   storage area for sperm  
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seminal vesicles   make a fluid to feed sperm that is part of the semen  
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retro   behind, backward  
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super   above  
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cele   hernia, swelling, protrusion, cavity, tumor  
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uria   urine  
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orchi   testicle, testis  
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pseudo   false, fake  
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pyelo   renal pelvis  
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cysto   bladder or cyst  
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reno, renal   kidney  
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uro   urine, urinary tract, urination  
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litho   stone, calculus  
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nephrectomy   removal of a kidney  
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nephritis   inflammation of a kidney  
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nephrosis   kidney disease  
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hematuria   blood in the urine  
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transurethral resection, prostate   removal of the prostate gland through the urethra  
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pyelonephritis   inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis  
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cystitis   inflammation of the bladder  
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cystoscopy   visual examination of the bladder  
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cystocele   weakening of bladder muscle  
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circumcision   removal of the foreskin on the penis  
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orchiectomy   removal of a testicle  
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prostatectomy   removal of the prostate  
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vasectomy   male sterilization  
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hydrocele   swelling of scrotum  
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renal calculi   kidney stones  
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uremia   blood in the urine because the kidneys can't filter waste products  
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nephrolithiasis   kidney stone  
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