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11 Cards in this Set
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CYSTOGRAPHY |
Radiographic imaging of rvr urinary bladder |
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CYSTOSCOPE |
An instrument used for examining the urinary bladder and ureters that is equipped with a light, a viewing obturator, and a lumen for passing catheters. |
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INCONTINENCE |
The inability to refrain from yielding to the normal impulse to defecate or urinate. |
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LITHOTOMY POSITION |
A posture in which the knees are flexed and the thighs abducted and rotated externally. |
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PENOSCROTAL JUNCTION |
The area of the male punishment that meets the scrotum. |
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PERINEAL |
Pertaining to the area between the and the scrotum in the male and the vulva and the anus in the female. |
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REFLUX |
Backward flow; usually unnatural, as when urine travels back up the ureter. |
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RETROGRADE |
Moving in the direction that is the opposite of what is normal. |
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SPHINCTER |
A circular band of muscle constricting an orifice, which contracts to close the opening. |
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URETERAL CATHETER |
A firm catheter inserted into the ureter attached to a cystoscope. |
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VOID |
The action of emptying urine from the bladder. |
