med term: 11- urology and nephrology

Urologists treat conditions of

• Female and male urinary tract

• Male reproductive system

Nephrologists treat conditions of kidney

• Renal failure

• Kidney transplants

• Dialysis

Urinary system is important for maintaining homeostasis

• A stable internal environment

• Removing waste products

• Adjusting water and electrolyte levels

• Maintaining normal pH

Urine flows through

• Kidneys

• Ureter

• Urinary bladder

• Urethra

in males, urinary and reproductive systems share the urethra

testes

produce sperm and secrete testosterone

sperm

storage, transport, and fluid secretion are handled by the other organs:

• epididymis

• vas deferens

• seminal vesicles

• prostate gland

• bulbourethral gland

• urethra

• penis

balan/o

glans penis

cyst/o

urinary bladder, sac

epididym/o

epididymis

glomerul/o

glomerulus

lith/o

stone

nephr/o

kidney

orch/o

testis

orchi/o

testis

orchid/o

testis

testicul/o

testis

vesicul/o

seminal vesicle

prostat/o

prostate gland

pyel/o

renal pelvis

ren/o

kidney

semin/i

semen

sperm/o, spermat/o

sperm

ur/o, urin/o

urine

ureter/o

ureter

urethr/o

urethra

vas/o

vas deferens

albumin/o

albumin

balan/o = glans penis

discharge from the glans penis = balanorrhea

cyst/o = urinary bladder

bladder pain = cystalgia

epididym/o = epididymis

pertaining to the epididymis = epididymal

lith/o = stone

surgical crushing of stone = lithotripsy

nephr/o = kidney

enlarged kidney = nephromegaly

orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, and testicul/o = testis

• state of being without testes = anorchism

• surgical fixation of a testis = orchiopexy

• surgical removal of a testis = orchidectomy

• state of hidden testis = cryptorchidism

• pertaining to a testis = testicular

-prostat/o = prostate gland

surgical removal of the prostate gland = prostatectomy

pyel/o = renal pelvis

• renal pelvis and kidney inflammation = pyelonephritis

• surgically create an opening in the renal pelvis = pyelostomy

ren/o = kidney

record of the kidney = renogram

semin/i = semen

condition of semen in the urine = seminuria

sperm/o and spermat/o = sperm

• condition of being without sperm = aspermia

• produces sperm = spermatogenesis

ur/o and urin/o = urine

• study of urine = urology

• instrument for measuring urine = urinometer