Diagnostic, Symptomatic And Related Terms Ch 11 Of Med Term

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anuria

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absence of urine production or urinary output

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azotemia

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retention of excessive amts of nitrogenous compds(urea, cratinine and uric acid) in the bld AKA uremia

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chronic renal failure

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renal failure that occurs over a period of yrs, kidneys lose ability to maintain vol and composition of body fluids with normal dietary intake (result of dec # of functioning nephrons in kidneys)

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dysuria

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painful/difficult urination

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enuresis

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involuntary discharge of urine AKA incontinence (at night- nocturnal enuresis; day- diurnal enureisis)

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fistula

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abn passage from a hollow organ to the surface or from one organ to another

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frequency

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voiding at frequent intervals

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hesitancy

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involuntary delay in initiating urination

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nephrotic syndrome

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loss of lg amts of plasma protein, usually albumin, by way of urine, due to inc permeability of the glomerular membrane (commonly assoc w/hypoprotienemia, edema, and hyperlipidemia)

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nocturia

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excessive/frequent urination after going to bed (excessive fluid intake, diabetes mellitus, UTI, prostate dis, impaired renal func, diuretics)

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oliguria

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diminished capacity to form and pass urine so that the end products of metabolism can't be excreted efficiently
(fluid/electrolyte imbalance, renal lesion, UT obstruction)

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urgency

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feeling of the need to void immediately (UTI)

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urolithiasis

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presence of stones in any urinary structure

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Wilms tumor

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rapidly developing malignant neoplasm of the kidney that usually occurs in children
(diag by excretory urogram w/tomography. may metastasize to lymph nodes adn lungs)

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anorchidism

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congenital absence of one or both testes
AKA anorchia/anorchism
Tx replacement of testosterone

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aspermia

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failure to form or ejaculate semen

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balanitis

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inflammation of the skin covering the glans penis (uncircumcised/poor pers hygeine)

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epispadias

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malformation in which the urethra opens on the dorsum of the penis

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erectile dysfunction

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repeated inability to get or keep an erection firm enough for sexual intercourse

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hydrocele

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accumulation of serous fluid in a saclike cavity, esp testes and associated structures

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hypospadias

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developmental anomaly in which the urethra opens on the underside of the penis or on the perineum

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phimosis

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stenosis or narrowing of preputial orifice so that the foreskin can't be retracted over the glas penis

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sterility

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inability to produce offspring; inability to fertilize ovum

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varicocele

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swelling/distention of veins of the spermatic cord