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47 Cards in this Set
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cyst / o |
bladder, sac |
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nephr / o |
kidney |
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ren / o |
kidney |
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pyel / o |
renal pelvis |
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ur / o |
urine, urinary tract |
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ureter / o |
ureter |
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urethr / o |
urethra |
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urin / o |
urine (urinary tract, urination) |
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orchi / o |
testicle, testis |
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orchid / o |
testicle, testis |
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prostat / o |
prostate |
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vas / o |
vessel, duct |
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hematuria |
blood in the urine |
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scrotum |
the skin-covered sac that contains the testes and their accessory organs |
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urethral |
pertaining to the urethra |
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urinary |
pertaining to urine |
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urinary catheterization |
insertion of a sterile tube into the bladder to remove urine |
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urination |
passage of urine form the body |
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micturition |
passage of urine from the body |
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urologist |
one who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of (diseases) of the urinary tract (doctor) |
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urology |
the study of urine |
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void |
to pass urine or feces from the body (generally used with reference to passing urine from the bladder to the outside of the body) |
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circumcision |
surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis |
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nephrectomy |
excision of the kidney |
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nephrolitotomy |
incision into the kidney (to remove a stone) |
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nephropexy |
surgical fixation of the kidney |
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orchiectomy |
excision of (one or both) testes |
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prostatectomy |
surgical removal of the prostate gland |
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transurethral resection of the prostate gland |
removal of a portion of the prostate gland through the urethra by resecting the abnormal tissue in successive pieces |
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ureterolithotomy |
incision into the ureter (to remove a stone) |
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urethroplasty |
surgical repair of the urethra |
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urethrorrhaphy |
suturing of a urethral tear |
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vasectomy |
excision of a duct (vas deferens or a portion of the vas deferens; produces sterility in the male) |
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cystitis |
inflammation of the bladder |
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cystocele |
herniation of the urinary bladder |
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hydrocele |
scrotal swelling caused by the collection of fluid in the membrane covering the testes |
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ADH |
antidiuretic hormone |
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BPH |
benign prostatic hyperplasia |
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BPM |
benign prostatomegaly |
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BUN |
blood urea nitrogen |
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Cr |
creatinine |
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IVP |
intravenous pyelogram (x-ray image produced with the use of a contrast medium) |
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IVU |
intravenous urogram (x-ray image produced with a contrast medium) |
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KUB |
kidneys, ureters, and bladder (x-ray study of the abdomen) |
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TURP |
transurethral resection of the prostate |
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UA |
urinalysis |
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UTI |
urinary tract infection
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