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39 Cards in this Set
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meatus |
an opening or tunnel through any part of the body, such as the external opening of the urethra |
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renal pelvis |
the funnel-shaped expansion of the upper end of the ureter
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floating kidney |
a kidney not securely fixed in the usual location because of birth defect or injury |
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hydronephrosis |
distention of the renal pelvis with urine, caused by obstruction of the ureter |
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nephrolithiasis |
a condition marked by the presence of renal calculi |
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nephroptosis |
downward displacement of a kidney |
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nephrorrhaphy |
suture of the kidney |
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pyelitis |
inflammation of the renal pelvis |
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ureterostomy |
creation of a new outlet for a ureter through the abdominal wall to the outside |
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Wilms' tumor |
a malignant tumor of the kidney, usually affecting children under age 5 |
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anuria |
no urine produced |
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dysuria |
painful or difficult urination |
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enuresis |
uncontrolled urination while sleeping (bed-wetting) |
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abbreviation for kidney, ureter, and bladder
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pyuria |
pus in urine |
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perineum |
area between the scrotum and the anus |
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prepuce |
fold of skin covering the glans penis at birth; foreskin |
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epididymis |
a duct bordering the testes for storage, transit, and maturation of spermatozoa |
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adnexa |
structures in the uterus that are next to or near another, including the fallopian tubes, ovaries, and ligaments of the uterus |
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circumcision |
removing foreskin, or prepuce |
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cryptorchidism |
undescended testicle(s) |
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hydrocele |
fluid collected in the testes |
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orchiectomy |
castration |
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orchiopexy |
fixation of an undescended testis in the scrotum |
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varicocele |
varicose veins near the testes |
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vasectomy |
male sterilization by cutting or tying the vas deferens |
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Bartholin's glands |
small mucus-secreting glands located near the vagina |
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colporrhaphy |
suture of the vagina; to correct cystocele and rectocele |
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colposcopy |
examination of the cervix by means of a colposcope |
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cystocele |
hernia of the bladder into the vagina |
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hydrosalpinx |
fluid collecting in the uterine tube, causing distention |
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hysterectomy |
excision of the uterus |
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leukorrhea |
a whitish, viscid discharge from the vagina |
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pelvic inflammatory disease |
PID |
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genital warts |
small, fleshy growths on external genitalia; sexually transmitted from HPV, appear 1 to 6 months after initial contact |
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meconium |
dark green mucilaginous material in the intestine of the full-term fetus, expelled as first stool |
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multigravida |
a woman who has had more than one pregnancy |
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multipara |
a woman who has had borne more than one viable infant |
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oophorectomy |
excision of one or both ovaries; female castration |
