6896851655 | Nephr/o | Kidney | 0 | |
6896851656 | Ren/o | Kidney | 1 | |
6896851657 | Pyel/o | Renal Pelvis | 2 | |
6896851658 | Ur/o | Urine | 3 | |
6896851659 | Urin/o | Urine | 4 | |
6896851660 | Lith/o | Stone | 5 | |
6896851661 | Cyst/o | Bladder | 6 | |
6896851662 | Vesic/o | Bladder | 7 | |
6896851663 | Urethr/o | Urethra | 8 | |
6896851664 | Ureter/o | Ureter | 9 | |
6896851665 | Meat/o | Opening | 10 | |
6896851666 | Balan/o | Penis | 11 | |
6896851667 | Epididym/o | Epididymis | 12 | |
6896851668 | Orch/o | Testicle | 13 | |
6896851669 | Orchi/o | Testicle | 14 | |
6896851670 | Orchid/o | Testicle | 15 | |
6896851671 | Test/o | Testicle | 16 | |
6896851672 | Testicul/o | Testicle | 17 | |
6896851673 | Prostat/o | Prostate | 18 | |
6896851674 | Sperm/o | Sperm | 19 | |
6896851675 | Spermat/o | Sperm | 20 | |
6896851676 | Albuminuria | protein in the urine | 21 | |
6896851677 | Dysuria | Painful urination | 22 | |
6896851678 | Enuresis | Involuntary urination | 23 | |
6896851679 | Hematuria | Bloody urination | 24 | |
6896851680 | Incontinence | Inability to control urination | 25 | |
6896851681 | Nephralgia | Pain in the kidney | 26 | |
6896851682 | Nocturia | Nighttime urination | 27 | |
6896851683 | Priapism | Persistent and painful erection | 28 | |
6896851684 | Dipsogenic | Creating thirst | 29 | |
6896851685 | Glucosuria | Sugar in the urine | 30 | |
6896851686 | Ketonuria | Presence of ketones in the urine | 31 | |
6896851687 | Cystoscopy | Process for examining the bladder | 32 | |
6896851688 | Meatoscope | Instrument for examining the opening of the urethra | 33 | |
6896851689 | Pyelogram | Image of the renal pelvis | 34 | |
6896851690 | Renal angiogram | Image of a kidney blood vessel | 35 | |
6896851691 | Retrograde pyelogram | Image of the renal pelvis produced by objecting a contrast dye from the bladder to the kidney | 36 | |
6896851692 | Urinalysis (UA) | Analysis of the urine | 37 | |
6896851693 | Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) | Nitrogen in the blood in the form of urea; it is the product of the breakdown of amino acids for energy | 38 | |
6896851694 | Diuresis | Excessive urination | 39 | |
6896851695 | Nephrologist | Specialist in the kidneys | 40 | |
6896851696 | Urologist | Specialist in the urinary tract | 41 | |
6896851697 | Voiding | Another term for urination | 42 | |
6896851698 | Anorchidism | Lack of a testicle | 43 | |
6896851699 | Hydrocele | Fluid filled mass in testicle | 44 | |
6896851700 | Seminoma | Type of testicular cancer arising from sperm-forming tissue | 45 | |
6896851701 | Spermatogenesis | Creation of sperm | 46 | |
6896851702 | Cystitis | Inflammation of the bladder | 47 | |
6896851703 | Nephritis | Inflammation of the kidney | 48 | |
6896851704 | Pyelopathy | Disease of the renal pelvis | 49 | |
6896851705 | Renal failure | Kidney failure | 50 | |
6896851706 | Renal ischemia | Deficiency of blood in a kidney | 51 | |
6896851707 | Urinary tract infection (UTI) | Infection of the urinary tract | 52 | |
6896851708 | Balanitis | Inflammation of the penis | 53 | |
6896851709 | Benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) | Noncancerous overdevelopment of the prostate, also known as enlarged prostate | 54 | |
6896851710 | Diuretic | Agent that causes urination | 55 | |
6896851711 | Fulguration | Use of electric current to destroy tissue | 56 | |
6896851712 | Hemodialysis | Procedure for removing waste from the bloodstream | 57 | |
6896851713 | Lithotripsy | Breakdown of a stone | 58 | |
6896851714 | Nephrocystanastomosis | Opening of a passageway between a kidney and the bladder | 59 | |
6896851715 | Nephropexy | Surgical fixation of a kidney | 60 | |
6896851716 | Nephrotoxin | Agent poisonous to the kidney | 61 | |
6896851717 | Renal angioplasty | Surgical reconstruction of a kidney blood vessel | 62 | |
6896851718 | Urinary catheterization | Insertion of a catheter into the bladder to drain urine | 63 | |
6896851719 | Urostomy | Creation of an opening in the urinary tract, normally to divert urine flow away from a diseased bladder | 64 | |
6896851720 | Vesicotomy | Incision into the bladder | 65 | |
6896851721 | Circumcision | Surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis | 66 | |
6896851722 | Orchioplasty | Surgical reconstruction of a testicle | 67 | |
6896851723 | Spermicide | Agent that kills sperm | 68 | |
6896851724 | Vasectomy | Surgical removal of the vas deferens | 69 | |
6896851725 | Bx | Biopsy | 70 | |
6896851726 | KUB | Kidneys, ureters, bladder | 71 | |
6896851727 | UTI | Urinary tract infection | 72 | |
6896851728 | STD/STI | Sexually transmitted disease/infection | 73 | |
9543807639 | Glomerul/o | glomerulus | 74 | |
9543868202 | Antispasmodic | drug used to prevent spasms | 75 | |
9543878034 | Anuria | lack of urine | 76 | |
9543881770 | Aspermia | condition characterized by lack of sperm | 77 | |
9543891654 | Azoospermia | condition characterized by the lack of living sperm | 78 | |
9543902038 | Azotemia | excess nitrogen in the blood | 79 | |
9543909972 | Azotorrhea | excessive discharge of nitrogen | 80 | |
9543913979 | Azoturia | excess nitrogen in the urine | 81 | |
9544862103 | Balanoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the penis | 82 | |
9544880896 | Balanorrhea | discharge from the penis | 83 | |
9544891921 | Benign prostate hypertrophy | another term for benign prostate hyperplasia | 84 | |
9545160512 | cryptorchidism | hidden testicle | 85 | |
9545168667 | Cystalgia | pain in the bladder | 86 | |
9545171824 | cystectomy | surgical removal of the bladder | 87 | |
9545185036 | cystitis | inflammation of the bladder | 88 | |
9545190098 | cystocele | hernia of the bladder | 89 | |
9545191922 | cystodynia | pain in the bladder | 90 | |
9545195320 | cystogram | image of the bladder | 91 | |
9545199500 | cystography | process for recording/imaging the bladder | 92 | |
9545204820 | cystolith | stone in the bladder | 93 | |
9545212573 | cystolithectomy | surgical removal of a stone in the bladder | 94 | |
9545215697 | cystoma | tumor in the bladder | 95 | |
9545218607 | cystoplegia | bladder paralysis | 96 | |
9545222368 | cystoptosis | downward displacement of the bladder | 97 | |
9545229640 | cystorrhexis | rupture of the bladder | 98 | |
9545233660 | cystospasm | involuntary contraction of the bladder | 99 | |
9545236463 | cystostomy | creation of an opening in the bladder | 100 | |
9545244148 | cystoureteritis | inflammation of the bladder and ureter | 101 | |
9545251119 | cystourethrocele | hernia of the bladder and urethra | 102 | |
9545257982 | digital rectal exam | examination of the prostate using a finger inserted into the rectum | 103 | |
9545269997 | ejaculation | emission of semen from the urethra | 104 | |
9545275845 | epididymectomy | surgical removal of the epididymis | 105 | |
9545281519 | epididymitis | inflammation of the epididymis | 106 | |
9545290361 | epididymo-orchitis | inflammation of the testicles and epididymis | 107 | |
9545297573 | epididymotomy | incision into the epididymis | 108 | |
9545306775 | extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) | breakdown of kidney stones using sound wave generated outside the body | 109 | |
9545315552 | glomerulonephritis | inflammation of the kidneys involving primarily the glomeruli | 110 | |
9545521426 | glomerulopathy | disease of the kidney involving primarily the glomeruli | 111 | |
9545530485 | glomerulosclerosis | hardening of the glomeruli | 112 | |
9545536498 | glycosuria | sugar in the urine | 113 | |
9545538342 | gonads | the pair of organs used for sexual reproduction; testicles in males and ovaries in females | 114 | |
9545547965 | gonorrhea | discharge from the gonads | 115 | |
9545554813 | heminephroureterectomy | surgical removal of half a kidney and a ureter | 116 | |
9545564328 | heminephrectomy | surgical removal of half a kidney | 117 | |
9545570540 | hydrocelectomy | surgical removal of a hydrocele | 118 | |
9545573264 | hydronephrosis | kidney condition caused by the obstruction of urine flow | 119 | |
9545580665 | hyperkalemia | excessive potassium in the blood | 120 | |
9545584241 | hypernephroma | cancer of the kidneys | 121 | |
9545588923 | hyponatremia | low sodium in the blood | 122 | |
9545596509 | hypospadias | birth defect in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside, instead of the end of the penis | 123 | |
9545606065 | intracorporeal lithotripsy | breakdown of kidney stones using a device placed inside the body | 124 | |
9545610925 | ketolysis | breakdown of ketones | 125 | |
9545615854 | kidney dialysis | procedure for removing waste from the blood ( a shorter name for hemodialysis) | 126 | |
9545625412 | laparonephrectomy | surgical removal of a kidney through the abdomen | 127 | |
9545632172 | lithectomy | surgical removal of a stone in the bladder | 128 | |
9545641046 | lithocystotomy | incision into the bladder to remove a stone | 129 | |
9545646019 | lithonephritis | inflammation of the kidneys caused by stones | 130 | |
9545651633 | lithonephrotomy | incision into a kidney to remove a stone | 131 | |
9545659208 | meatal stenosis | narrowing of the opening of the urethra | 132 | |
9545662030 | meatoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the opening of the urethra | 133 | |
9545669601 | meatorrhaphy | 134 |
Acquiring Medical Language Chapter 12 Flashcards
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