General Medical Terms - Urinary System

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bulbocavernosus

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muscle that constricts the vagina in a female and the urethra in a male

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bulbocavernosus

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gland with duct that leads to the male urethra

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calculus

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concretion of mineral salts, also called a stone

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calicoplasty

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surgical reconstruction of a recess of the renal pelvis

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cystometrogram (CMS)

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The record of the measurement of the pressures and capacity of the urinary bladder

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cystoplasty

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surgical reconstruction of the bladder

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cystorrhaphy

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suture of the bladder

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cystoscopy

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use of a scope to view the bladder

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cystostomy

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surgical creation of an opening into the bladder

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cystotomy

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incision into the bladder

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cystourethroplasty

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surgical reconstruction of the bladder and the urethra

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cystourethroscopy

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the use of a scope to viewthe bladder and the urethra

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dilation

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stretching or expansion

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dysuria

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painful urination

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endopyelotomy

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procedure involving the bladder and ureter, including the insertion of a stent into the renal pelvis
incision to correct a stenosed (abnormal narrowing in a blood vessel) ureteropelvic junction, cutting from within using an instrument inserted through an endoscope.

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extracorporeal

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occurring outside the body

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fundoplasty

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repair of the bottom of the bladder

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hydrocele

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sac of fluid

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kock pouch

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surgical creation of a urinary bladder from a segment of the ileum

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lithiasis

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formation of stones

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nephrocutaneous fistula

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a channel from the kidney to the skin

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nephrolithotomy

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removal of a kidney stone through an incision made into the kidney

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nephrorrhaphy

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saturing of the kidney

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nephrostomy

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creation of a channel into the renal pelvis of the kidney

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transureteroureterostomy

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surgical connection of the ureter to a new site on the bladder

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transvesical ureterolithotomy

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removal of a ureter stone (calculus) through the bladder

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ureterectomy

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surgical removal of a ureter, either totally or partially

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ureterolithotomy

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removal of a stone from the ureter

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ureterolysis

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freeing of adhesions of the ureter

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ureteroneocystostomy

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surgical connection of the ureter to a new site on the bladder

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transvesical ureterolithotomy

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removal of a ureter stone (calculus) through the bladder

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ureterectomy

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surgical removal of a ureter, either totally or partially

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ureterolithotomy

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removal of a stone from the ureter

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ureterolysis

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freeing of adhesions of the ureter

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ureteroneocystostomy

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surgical connection of the ureter to a new site on the bladder

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ureteropyelography

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ureter and renal pelvis radiography

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ureterotomy

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incision into the ureter

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urethrocystography

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radiography of the bladder and urethra

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urethromeatoplasty

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surgical repair of the urethra and meatus

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urethropexy

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fixation of the urethra by means of surgery

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urethroplasty

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surgical repair of the urethra

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urethrorrhaphy

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suturing of the urethra

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vesicostomy

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surgical creation of a connection of the viscera of the bladder to the skin