6876401815 | glomerulus | glomerul/o | 0 | |
6876401816 | kidney | nephr/o, ren/o | 1 | |
6876481056 | renal pelvis | pyel/o | 2 | |
6876481057 | urine | ur/o, urin/o | 3 | |
6876482758 | stone | lith/o | 4 | |
6876482759 | bladder | cyst/o, vesic/o | 5 | |
6876485385 | urethra | urethr/o | 6 | |
6876485716 | ureter | ureter/o | 7 | |
6876487641 | opening | meat/o | 8 | |
6876490876 | penis | balan/o | 9 | |
6876492508 | epididymis | epididym/o | 10 | |
6876497339 | testicle | orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, test/o | 11 | |
6876498862 | prostate | prostat/o | 12 | |
6876498863 | sperm | sperm/o, spermat/o, sperm/i | 13 | |
6876503069 | anuria | lack of urination | 14 | |
6876520753 | cystalgia | pain in the bladder | 15 | |
6876520754 | cystodynia | pain in the bladder | 16 | |
6876524988 | cystoplegia | bladder paralysis | 17 | |
6876527013 | dysuria | painful urination | 18 | |
6876527014 | enuresis | involuntary urination | 19 | |
6876528723 | hematuria | bloody urination | 20 | |
6876531609 | incontinence | inability to control urination | 21 | |
6876531610 | nephralgia | pain in the kidney | 22 | |
6876534060 | nocturnal enuresis | nighttime involuntary urination | 23 | |
6876536835 | nocturia | nighttime urination | 24 | |
6876539032 | oliguria | low urine output | 25 | |
6876541758 | polydipsia | excessive thirst | 26 | |
6876544077 | polyuria | excessive urination | 27 | |
6876544078 | pyuria | pus in the urine | 28 | |
6876546862 | ureteralgia | pain in the ureter | 29 | |
6876549029 | urethrodynia | pain in the urethra | 30 | |
6876550954 | urethrorrhea | discharge from the urine | 31 | |
6876553593 | urocyanosis | blue urine | 32 | |
6876555322 | urodynia | painful urination | 33 | |
6876555323 | balanorrhea | discharge from the penis | 34 | |
6876557967 | orchialgia | testicle pain | 35 | |
6876559667 | orchichorea | involuntary jerking movement of the testicles | 36 | |
6876561244 | orchidoptosis | downward displacement of a testicle | 37 | |
6876564012 | orchiodynia | testicle pain | 38 | |
6876566822 | priapism | persistent and painful erection | 39 | |
6876569861 | albuminuria | protein in the urine | 40 | |
6876569862 | azotemia | excess nitrogen in the blood | 41 | |
6876572594 | azotorrhea | excessive discharge of nitrogen | 42 | |
6876574589 | azoturia | excess nitrogen in the urine | 43 | |
6876577002 | cystorrhexis | rupture of the bladder | 44 | |
6876577003 | dipsogenic | creating thirst | 45 | |
6876580235 | glucosuria | sugar in the urine | 46 | |
6876583718 | glycosuria | sugar in the urine | 47 | |
6876588207 | hyperkalemia | excessive potassium in the blood | 48 | |
6876591575 | hyponatremia | low sodium in the blood | 49 | |
6876591577 | ketolysis | breakdown of ketones | 50 | |
6876594594 | ketonuria | presence of ketones in the urine | 51 | |
6876596587 | meatal stenosis | downward displacement of a kidney | 52 | |
6876599699 | nephrosis | kidney condition | 53 | |
6876602832 | uremia | urine in the blood | 54 | |
6876602834 | ureterocele | hernia of a ureter | 55 | |
6876605769 | ureterolithiasis | presence of stones in a ureter | 56 | |
6876608759 | ureterostenosis | narrowing of a ureter | 57 | |
6876610365 | urethrospasm | involuntary contraction of the urethra | 58 | |
6876616894 | urethrostenosis | narrowing of the urethra | 59 | |
6876618740 | cystogram | image of the bladder | 60 | |
6876618741 | cystography | process for recording/imaging the bladder | 61 | |
6876622690 | cystoscopy | process for examining the bladder | 62 | |
6876624679 | meatoscope | instrument for examining the opening of the urethra | 63 | |
6876627343 | meatoscopy | process for examining the opening of the urethra | 64 | |
6876630921 | nephrogram | image of a kidney | 65 | |
6876633307 | nephrography | procedure for imaging a kidney | 66 | |
6876636419 | nephroscopy | procedure for examining a kidney | 67 | |
6876638949 | nephrosonography | procedure for imaging a kidney using sound waves | 68 | |
6876641372 | pyelogram | image of the renal pelvis | 69 | |
6876643941 | renal angiogram | image of a kidney blood vessel | 70 | |
6876647607 | renal angiography | process of imaging a kidney blood vessel | 71 | |
6876650150 | renal arteriogram | image of a kidney artery | 72 | |
6876653167 | resectoscope | instrument for examining and cutting (usually the prostate) | 73 | |
6876659567 | retrograde pyelogram | image of the renal pelvis produced by injecting a contrast dye from the bladder to the kidney | 74 | |
6876666223 | ultrasonography | imaging procedure using high frequency sound waves | 75 | |
6876668402 | ureteroscopy | process of examining a ureter | 76 | |
6876670803 | urethroscope | instrument for examining the urethra | 77 | |
6876675478 | urethroscopy | process of examining the urethra | 78 | |
6876679017 | urinalysis | analysis of the urine | 79 | |
6876680965 | voiding cystourethrogram | imaging procedure of the bladder and urethra produced during urination | 80 | |
6876688834 | 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 | 81 | |
6876694175 | diuresis | excessive urination | 82 | |
6876695746 | nephrologist | specialist in the kidneys | 83 | |
6876698377 | nephrology | study of the kidneys | 84 | |
6876698378 | urologist | specialist in the urinary tract | 85 | |
6876700398 | urology | study of the urinary tract | 86 | |
6876702869 | uropoesis | formation of urine | 87 | |
6876702870 | uroxanthin | substance in urine that makes it yellow | 88 | |
6876705694 | voiding | another term for urination | 89 | |
6876705788 | anorchidism | lack of a testicle | 90 | |
6876709087 | aspermia | condition characterized by lack of sperm | 91 | |
6876711144 | azoospermia | condition characterized by lack of living sperm | 92 | |
6876713800 | cryptorchidism | hidden testicle | 93 | |
6876720374 | hydrocele | fluid-filled mass in a testicle | 94 | |
6876722229 | hypospadias | birth defect in which the opening of the urethra is on the underside, instead of the end of the penis | 95 | |
6876726298 | oligospermia | condition characterized by low sperm production | 96 | |
6876734573 | phimosis | contraction of the foreskin of the penis, preventing it from being retracted | 97 | |
6876738461 | prostatolith | stone in the prostate | 98 | |
6876741842 | prostatomegaly | abnormal enlargement of the prostate | 99 | |
6876744403 | seminoma | type of testicular cancer arising from sperm-forming tissue | 100 | |
6876747561 | spermatocele | hernia or distention of the epididymis caused by sperm cells | 101 | |
6876751662 | spermatolysis | destruction of sperm cells | 102 | |
6876754306 | digital rectal exam | examination of the prostate using a finger inserted into the rectum | 103 | |
6876757099 | transrectal ultrasonography | procedure using a probe inserted into the rectum using high-frequency sound waves to scan through the rectum to nearby tissue | 104 | |
6876769597 | urethrogram | image of the urethra | 105 | |
6876769598 | ejaculation | emission of semen from the urethra | 106 | |
6876773089 | gonads | pair of organs used for the sexual reproduction; in males, they are the testicles, and in females, the ovaries | 107 | |
6876779599 | spermatogenesis | creation of sperm | 108 | |
6876781859 | vas deferens | vessel carrying sperm from the testicles | 109 | |
6876791917 | cystitis | inflammation of the bladder | 110 | |
6876794220 | cystocele | hernia of the bladder | 111 | |
6876794221 | cystolith | stone in the bladder | 112 | |
6876796573 | cystoma | tumor of the bladder | 113 | |
6876798883 | cystoptosis | downward displacement of the bladder | 114 | |
6876801239 | cystospasm | involuntary contraction of the bladder | 115 | |
6876804039 | cystoureteritis | inflammation of the bladder and urethra | 116 | |
6876806425 | cystourethrocele | hernia of the bladder and urethra | 117 | |
6876811437 | glomerulonephritis | inflammation of the kidneys involving primarily the glomeruli | 118 | |
6876814081 | glomerulopathy | disease of the kidney involving primarily the glomeruli | 119 | |
6876818115 | glomerulosclerosis | hardening of the glomeruli | 120 | |
6876820601 | hydronephrosis | kidney condition caused by the obstruction of urine flow | 121 | |
6876823837 | hypernephroma | another name for renal cell carcinoma | 122 | |
6876829748 | lithonephritis | inflammation of the kidneys caused by stones | 123 | |
6876831614 | nephritis | inflammation of the kidney | 124 | |
6876834109 | nephrocele | hernia of a kidney | 125 | |
6876835972 | nephrohypertrophy | overdevelopment of the kidney | 126 | |
6876836390 | nephroma | kidney tumor | 127 | |
6876839287 | nephromalacia | abnormal softening of a kidney | 128 | |
6876844821 | nephromegaly | abnormal enlargement of a kidney | 129 | |
6876846650 | nephropathy | any kidney disease | 130 | |
6876849002 | nephroptosis | downward displacement of a kidney | 131 | |
6876853167 | nephrosclerosis | abnormal hardening of a kidney | 132 | |
6876855859 | polcystic kidney disease | disease characterized by the formation of many fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys | 133 | |
6876861295 | pyelitis | inflammation of the renal pelvis | 134 | |
6876863460 | pyeloystitis | inflammation of the renal pelvis and bladder | 135 | |
6876869314 | pyelocystostomosis | creation of an opening between the renal pelvis and bladder | 136 | |
6876871776 | pyelonephritis | inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis | 137 | |
6876877411 | pyelopathy | disease of the renal pelvis | 138 | |
6876881645 | pyeloureterectasia | dilation of the renal pelvis and ureter | 139 | |
6876884609 | pyonephritis | inflammation of the kidney caused by pus | 140 | |
6876887113 | pyonephrolithiasis | presence of pus and stones in the kidney | 141 | |
6876888830 | pyopyeloectasis | pus in a dilated renal pelvis | 142 | |
6876891005 | renal cell carcinoma | cancer of the kidneys | 143 | |
6876894478 | renal failure | kidney failure | 144 | |
6876894480 | renal ischemia | deficiency of blood in a kidney | 145 | |
6876900671 | stress urinary incontinence | loss of bladder control caused by the application of external pressure | 146 | |
6876902957 | ureteritis | inflammation of a ureter | 147 | |
6876905749 | ureteropyelonephritis | inflammation of a kidney, renal pelvis, and ureter | 148 | |
6876909526 | urethritis | inflammation of the urethra | 149 | |
6876911383 | urethrocystitis | inflammation of the urethra and bladder | 150 | |
6876917237 | urinary tract infection | infection of the urinary tract | 151 | |
6876917238 | uropathy | disease of the urinary tract | 152 | |
6876919821 | vesicocele | hernia of the bladder | 153 | |
6876922658 | vesicoureteral reflux | abnormal flow of urine from the bladder back into the ureters | 154 | |
6876925398 | ureteropyelitis | inflammation of a ureter and renal pelvis | 155 | |
6876928428 | balanitis | inflammation of the penis | 156 | |
6876931515 | benign prostate hyperplasia | noncancerous overdevelopment of the prostate, also known as enlarged prostate | 157 | |
6876934809 | benign prostate hypertrophy | another term for benign prostate hyperplasia | 158 | |
6876938109 | epididymitis | inflammation of the epididymis | 159 | |
6876939778 | epidiymo-orhitis | inflammation of the testicles and epididymis | 160 | |
6876942930 | gonorrhea | discharge from the gonads | 161 | |
6876946819 | orchiditis | inflammation of the testicles and epididymis | 162 | |
6876949011 | orchiepididymitis | inflammation of the testicles and epididymis | 163 | |
6876951943 | orchiopathy | disease of the testicles | 164 | |
6876954621 | orchitis | inflammation of the testicles and epididymis | 165 | |
6876956698 | prostatitis | inflammation of the prostate | 166 | |
6876960004 | prostatocystitis | inflammation of the prostate and bladder | 167 | |
6876963272 | prostatovesiculitis | inflammation of the prostate and seminal vesicles | 168 | |
6876966337 | testicular carcinoma | testicular cancer | 169 | |
6876969171 | testitis | inflammation of a testicle | 170 | |
6876971480 | varicocele | overexpansion of the blood vessels of the testicles, leading to a soft tumor | 171 | |
6876978475 | antispasmodic | drug used to prevent spasms | 172 | |
6876978476 | cystectomy | surgical removal of the bladder | 173 | |
6876980824 | cystolithectomy | surgical removal of a stone in the bladder | 174 | |
6876984562 | cystostomy | creation of an opening in the bladder | 175 | |
6876987055 | diuretic | agent that causes urination | 176 | |
6876992443 | extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) | breakdown of kidney stones using sound waves generated outside of the body | 177 | |
6876997676 | fulguration | use of electric current to destroy tissue | 178 | |
6877001284 | heminephrectomy | surgical removal of half a kidney | 179 | |
6877003108 | heminephroureterectomy | surgical removal of half a kidney and ureter | 180 | |
6877007972 | hemodialysis | procedure for removing waste from the bloodstream | 181 | |
6877010982 | intracorporeal lithotripsy | breakdown of kidney stones using a device place inside the body | 182 | |
6877017228 | kidney dialysis | procedure for removing waste from the blood | 183 | |
6877019491 | laparonephrectomy | surgical removal of a kidney through the abdomen | 184 | |
6877023015 | lithectomy | surgical removal of a stone | 185 | |
6877025004 | lithocystotomy | incision into the bladder to remove a stone | 186 | |
6877028497 | lithonephrotomy | incision into a kidney to remove a stone | 187 | |
6877031251 | lithotripsy | breakdown of a stone | 188 | |
6877033484 | meatoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the opening of the urethra | 189 | |
6877035647 | meatorrhaphy | suture of the opening of the urethra | 190 | |
6877037243 | meatotomy | incision into the opening of the urethra | 191 | |
6877040717 | nephrectomy | surgical removal of a kidney through the abdomen | 192 | |
6877044293 | nephrocystanastomosis | opening of a passageway between a kidney and the bladder | 193 | |
6877048579 | nephrolithotomy | incision into a kidney to remove a stone | 194 | |
6877055026 | nephropexy | surgical fixation of a kidney | 195 | |
6877057339 | nephrorrhaphy | suture of a kidney | 196 | |
6877060312 | nephrostomy | creation of an opening in a kidney | 197 | |
6877060313 | nephrotomy | incision into a kidney | 198 | |
6877062676 | nehprotoxin | agent poisonous to the kidney | 199 | |
6877068862 | nephroureterectomy | surgical removal of a kidney and ureter | 200 | |
6877071052 | pyelolithotomy | incision into a renal pelvis to remove a stone | 201 | |
6877074854 | pyeloplasty | surgical reconstruction of a renal pelvis | 202 | |
6877079836 | pyelostomy | creation of an opening in a renal pelvis | 203 | |
6877084053 | pyelotomy | incision into a renal pelvis | 204 | |
6877085757 | renal angioplasty | surgical reconstruction of a kidney blood vessel | 205 | |
6877088508 | ureteroileostomy | creation of an opening between a ureter and the ileum | 206 | |
6877092325 | ureteronephrectomy | surgical removal of a kidney and ureter | 207 | |
6877101024 | ureteroplasty | surgical reconstruction of a ureter | 208 | |
6877101025 | ureterorrhaphy | suture of a ureter | 209 | |
6877102876 | urethrectomy | surgical removal of the urethra | 210 | |
6877105774 | urethropexy | surgical removal of the urethra | 211 | |
6877108519 | urethroplasty | surgical reconstruction of the urethra | 212 | |
6877115536 | urethrotomy | incision into the urethra | 213 | |
6877115537 | urinary catheterization | insertion of a catheter into the bladder to drain urine | 214 | |
6877117745 | urostomy | creation of an opening in the urinary tract, normally to divert urine flow away from a diseased bladder | 215 | |
6877122613 | vesicostomy | creation of an opening in the bladder | 216 | |
6877125900 | vesicotomy | incision into the bladder | 217 | |
6877127930 | balanoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the penis | 218 | |
6877130078 | circumcision | surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis | 219 | |
6877131868 | epididymectomy | surgical removal of the epididymis | 220 | |
6877134177 | epididymotomy | incision into the epididymis | 221 | |
6877136471 | hydrocelectomy | surgical removal of a hydrocele | 222 | |
6877138196 | orchidectomy | surgical removal of a testicle | 223 | |
6877140693 | orchidopexy | surgical fixation of a testicle | 224 | |
6877144452 | orchidotomy | incision into a testicle | 225 | |
6877151601 | orchiectomy | surgical removal of a testicle | 226 | |
6877153583 | orchiopexy | surgical fixation of a testicle | 227 | |
6877156479 | orchioplasty | surgical reconstruction of a testicle | 228 | |
6877158768 | prostatectomy | surgical removal of the prostate | 229 | |
6877162800 | prostatolithotomy | incision into the prostate to remove a stone | 230 | |
6877165463 | prostatovesiculectomy | surgical removal of the prostate and seminal vesicles | 231 | |
6877168965 | spermicide | agent that kills sperm | 232 | |
6877171187 | spermolytic | agent that kills sperm | 233 | |
6877175717 | transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) | procedure of removing all or part of the prostate by the insertion of a resectoscope into the urethra | 234 | |
6877180439 | vasectomy | surgical removal of the vas deferens | 235 | |
6877183494 | vasovasostomy | creation of an opening between two vessels; this is the technical term or a vasectomy reversal | 236 | |
6877190258 | vesiculectomy | surgical removal of the seminal vesicles | 237 | |
6877203808 | BUN | blood urea nitrogen | 238 | |
6877203809 | Bx | biopsy | 239 | |
6877205742 | cath | catheter | 240 | |
6877205743 | ESWL | extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy | 241 | |
6877209459 | HD | hemodialysis | 242 | |
6877211381 | I&O | intake and output | 243 | |
6877211382 | IVP | intravenous pyelogram | 244 | |
6877213333 | IVU | intravenous urogram | 245 | |
6877215491 | KUB | kidneys, ureters, bladder | 246 | |
6877215492 | OAB | overactive bladder | 247 | |
6877219183 | PKD | polycystic kidney disease | 248 | |
6877221150 | RP | retrograde pyelogram | 249 | |
6877222700 | SUI | stress urinary incontinence | 250 | |
6877222701 | UA | urinalysis | 251 | |
6877224867 | UTI | urinary tract infection | 252 | |
6877227149 | VCUG | voiding cystourethrogram | 253 | |
6877227150 | VUR | vesicoureteral reflux | 254 | |
6877229150 | BPH | benign prostate hyperplasia | 255 | |
6877231173 | DRE | digital rectal exam | 256 | |
6877231174 | ED | erectile dysfunction | 257 | |
6877233198 | PSA | prostate-specific antigen | 258 | |
6877235515 | STD/STI | sexually transmitted disease, sexually transmitted infection | 259 | |
6877237562 | TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate | 260 | |
6877246372 | balan/o | penis | 261 | |
6877246373 | cyst/o | bladder | 262 | |
6877246374 | epidiym/o | epididymis | 263 | |
6877248682 | glomerul/o | glomerulus | 264 | |
6877251568 | lith/o | stone | 265 | |
6877251569 | meat/o | opening | 266 | |
6877253477 | nephr/o | kidney | 267 | |
6877255271 | orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o | testicle | 268 | |
6877255272 | prostat/o | prostate | 269 | |
6877255273 | pyel/o | renal pelvis | 270 | |
6877257378 | ren/o | kidney | 271 | |
6877257379 | sperm/o, spermat/o | sperm | 272 | |
6877259267 | test/o | testicle | 273 | |
6877259268 | ur/o, urin/o | urine | 274 | |
6877259269 | ureter/o | ureter | 275 | |
6877263563 | urethr/o | urethra | 276 | |
6877263564 | vesic/o | bladder | 277 | |
6877125666 | vesicotomy | incision into the bladder | 278 | |
6877125554 | vesicotomy | incision into the bladder | 279 | |
6877122529 | vesicostomy | 280 | ||
6877114076 | urethrotomy | incision into the urethra | 281 | |
6877114077 | urinary catheterization | 282 | ||
6877112636 | urethrotomy | incision into the urethra | 283 | |
6877111890 | urethrotomy | 284 | ||
6877111633 | urethrotomy | 285 | ||
6877111491 | urethrotomy | 286 | ||
6877099181 | ureteroplasty | surgical reconstruction of a ureter | 287 | |
6877099182 | ureterrhaphy | 288 | ||
6877097523 | ureteroplasty | surgical reconstruction of a ureter | 289 | |
6877097524 | ureterrhaphy | 290 | ||
6877096923 | ureteroplasty | surgical reconstruction of a ureter | 291 | |
6877096561 | ureteroplasty | 292 | ||
6877096366 | ureteroplasty | 293 | ||
6877092188 | ureteronephrectomy | 294 | ||
6877083678 | pyelotomy | incision into a renal pelvis | 295 | |
6877083594 | pyelotomy | incision into a renal pelvis | 296 | |
6877059840 | nephrostomy | creation of an opening in a kidney | 297 | |
6877059386 | nephrostomy | creation of an opening in a kidney | 298 | |
6877043963 | nephrocystananstomosis | 299 | ||
6877043836 | nephrocystananstomosis | 300 | ||
6877037110 | meatotomy | 301 | ||
6877035362 | meatorrhaphy | 302 |
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