Acquiring Medical Language Chapter 12

Nephr/o

kidney

Ren/o

kidney

Pyel/o

renal pelvis

Ur/o

urine

Urin/o

urine

Lith/o

stone

Cyst/o

bladder

Vesic/o

bladder

Urethr/o

urethra

Ureter/o

ureter

Meat/o

opening

Balan/o

penis

Epididym/o

epididymis

Orch/o

testicle

Orchi/o

testicle

Orchid/o

testicle

Test/o

testicle

Prostat/o

prostate

Sperm/o

sperm

Spermat/o

sperm

albuminuria

protein in the urine

dysuria

painful urination

Enuresis

Involuntary urination

hematuria

Bloody urination

incontinence

Inability to control urination

nocturia

Nighttime urination

priapism

persistent and painful erection

dipsogenic

Creating thirst

glucosuria

Sugar in the urine

ketonuria

Presence of ketones in the urine

cystoscopy

Process for examining the bladder

pyelogram

image of the renal pelvis

renal angiogram

image of a kidney blood vessel

retrograde pyelogram

Image of the renal pelvis produced by objecting a contrast dye from the bladder to the kidney

urinalysis (UA)

Analysis of the urine

blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

Nitrogen in the blood in the form of urea; it is the product of the breakdown of amino acids for energy

Diuresis

Excessive urination

Nephrologist

Specialist in the kidneys

urologist

Specialist in the urinary tract

voiding

Another term for urination

anorchidism

Lack of a testicle

Hydrocele

Fluid filled mass in testicle

Seminoma

Type of testicular cancer arising from sperm-forming tissue

spermatogenesis

Creation of sperm

cystitis

Inflammation of the bladder

pyelopathy

Disease of the renal pelvis

renal failure

kidney failure

renal ischemia

deficiency of blood in a kidney

Urinary tract infection (UTI)

Infection of the urinary tract

Balanitis

Inflammation of the penis

Benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH)

Noncancerous overdevelopment of the prostate, also known as enlarged prostate

Diuretic

Agent that causes urination

fulguration

Use of electric current to destroy tissue

hemodialysis

Procedure for removing waste from the bloodstream

lithotripsy

Breakdown of a stone

Nephrocystanastomosis

Opening of a passageway between a kidney and the bladder

nephropexy

Surgical fixation of a kidney

nephrotoxin

Agent poisonous to the kidney

renal angioplasty

surgical reconstruction of a kidney blood vessel

urinary catheterization

Insertion of a catheter into the bladder to drain urine

urethrotomy

incision into the urethra

Vesicotomy

Incision into the bladder

Circumcision

Surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis

orchioplasty

surgical reconstruction of a testicle

spermicide

Agent that kills sperm

vasectomy

Surgical removal of the vas deferens

Bx

Biopsy

KUB

Kidneys, ureters, bladder

UTI

Urinary tract infection

STD/STI

Sexually transmitted disease/infection

glomerul/o

glomerulus

antispasmodic

drug used to prevent spasms

Anuria

lack of urine

Aspermia

condition characterized by lack of sperm

Azoospermia

condition characterized by the lack of living sperm

Azotemia

excess nitrogen in the blood

azotorrhea

excessive discharge of nitrogen

azoturia

excess nitrogen in the urine

Balanoplasty

surgical reconstruction of the penis

balanorrhea

discharge from the penis

Benign prostate hypertrophy

another term for benign prostate hyperplasia

cryptorchidism

hidden testicle

Cystalgia

pain in the bladder

cystectomy

surgical removal of the bladder

cystitis

inflammation of the bladder

cystocele

hernia of the bladder

cystodynia

pain in the bladder

cystogram

image of the bladder

cystography

process for recording/imaging the bladder

cystolith

stone in the bladder

cystolithectomy

surgical removal of a stone in the bladder

cystoma

tumor in the bladder

cystoplegia

bladder paralysis

cystoptosis

downward displacement of the bladder

cystorrhexis

rupture of the bladder

cystospasm

involuntary contraction of the bladder

cystostomy

creation of an opening in the bladder

cystoureteritis

inflammation of the bladder and ureter

cystourethrocele

hernia of the bladder and urethra

digital rectal exam

examination of the prostate using a finger inserted into the rectum