Medical Vocab: Lesson 15

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ACTIN-

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combining form

[ray] radiation

actin-o-gen-ic

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-AGRA

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combining form

[hunting] (sudden) pain, gout

pod-agra

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CORTIC-, CORTEX

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combining form

[bark, rind] outer layer, of an organ

adrenal cortex

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CRY(M)-

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combining form

icy cold

cry-o-ther-ap-y

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GLYC-

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combining form

sugar

hypo-glyc-em-ia

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INGUIN-

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combining form

groin

inguin-al

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-LAGNIA

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combining form

abnormal sexual excitation or gratification

algo-lagnia

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ORCHI(D)-, ORCH(E)-

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combining form

testical

mon-orchid-ism

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PEN-

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combining form

[tail] penis

pen-ile

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PHALL-

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combining form

penis

phall-ic

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PYEL-

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combining form

renal pelvis

pyel-o-nephr-itis

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RHABD-

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combining form

rod

rhabd-o-my-o-lysis

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SCROT-

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combining form

[bag] scrotum

strot-o-cel-e

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SEM-, SEMIN-

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combining form

seed, semen

in-semin-ation

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SPERM(AT)-

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combining form

seed, sperm, semen

sperm-ic-ide

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UR-

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combining form

urine, urinary tract, uric acid

ur-ine

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URETER-

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combining form

ureter

ureter-o-stoma (?) verify

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URETHR-

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combining form

urethra

erethr-itis

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VESIC-

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combining form

(urinary) bladder

vesic-o-cel-e

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ZO-

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combining form

animal, organism

zo-o-phyt-e

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The principal organs of the male reproductive system are

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the testes or testicles, the epididymes, the duct system, the penis, and accessory glands

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orchitis

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inflammation of the testes

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cryptorchidism

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condition where the testes do not descend

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orchidopexy (formerly orchiorrhaphy)

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suturing the testicle to the tissue of the scrotum

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on the medial side of each kidney is an indentaion called the

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hilus

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nephrolithiasis

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kidney stones

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micturition

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emptying of the bladder by the passage of urine through the urethra; aka urination

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rhabdomyolysis

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potentially fatal disease in which the by-products of skeletal muscle destruction accumulate in renal tubules causing Acute Renal Failure (ARF)

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pyelitis

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inflammation of the renal pelvis

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erythropoietin

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a cytokine made by the kidneys that stimulates the proliferation of red blood cells

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FYI

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the word vesicle, as well as words beginning in vesicul- is a modern formation (New Latin) as a diminutive of vesica; these words mean either (1) a small sac containing fluid, especially a seminal vesicle, or (2) a small, blister-like elevation ont he skin containing serous fluid, as in the word vesicopustular

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podagra

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formerly a trap for animals, then disease of the feet of animals, and then gout, a painful inflamed condition of a joint, most often the big toe