Medical Terminology: Respiratory, Urinary, and Reproductive Systems

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering terms, acronyms, classifications, and new word parts across the respiratory, urinary, male reproductive, and female reproductive systems.

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

A respiratory system disease and disorder not built from word parts.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

A respiratory system disease and disorder not built from word parts.

Laryngotracheobronchitis (LTB)

A respiratory system disease and disorder built from word parts.

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

A respiratory system disease and disorder not built from word parts.

Pulmonary embolism (PE)

A respiratory system disease and disorder not built from word parts.

Lung ventilation/perfusion scan (V/Q scan)

A respiratory system diagnostic procedure not built from word parts.

Polysomnography (PSG)

A diagnostic procedure for the respiratory system built from word parts.

Pulmonary function tests (PFTs)

Diagnostic tests for the respiratory system not built from word parts.

Epistaxis

A respiratory system disease and disorder not built from word parts.

Croup

A respiratory system disease and disorder not built from word parts.

atel/o

A combining form new to Chapter 5 (Respiratory System), seen in terms such as atelectasis.

capn/o

A combining form new to Chapter 5 (Respiratory System), seen in terms such as capnometer, acapnia, hypercapnia, and hypocapnia.

coni/o

A combining form new to Chapter 5 (Respiratory System), seen in terms such as pneumoconiosis.

spir/o

A combining form new to Chapter 5 (Respiratory System), seen in terms such as spirometer and spirometry.

-ectasis

A suffix new to Chapter 5 (Respiratory System), seen in terms such as bronchiectasis and atelectasis.

-ptysis

A suffix new to Chapter 5 (Respiratory System), seen in terms such as hemoptysis.

-centesis

A surgical suffix new to Chapter 5 (Respiratory System), seen in terms such as thoracentesis.

Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR)

A urinary system disease and disorder built from word parts.

Voiding cystourethrography (VCUG)

A diagnostic imaging procedure of the urinary system built from word parts.

Acute kidney injury (AKI)

A urinary system disease and disorder not built from word parts.

End-stage kidney disease (ESKD)

A urinary system disease and disorder not built from word parts (related to chronic kidney disease [CKD]).

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)

A surgical procedure for the urinary system not built from word parts.

Blood urea nitrogen (BUN)

A diagnostic laboratory test for the urinary system not built from word parts.

Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)

A diagnostic measurement for the urinary system not built from word parts.

azot/o

A combining form new to the urinary system chapter, seen in terms such as azotemia.

pyel/o

A combining form new to the urinary system chapter, seen in terms such as pyelitis, pyelonephritis, pyelolithotomy, and pyeloplasty.

-tripsy

A surgical suffix new to the urinary system chapter, seen in terms such as lithotripsy and nephrolithotripsy.

-pexy

A surgical suffix new to the urinary system chapter, seen in terms such as nephropexy.

Epispadias

A urinary system disease and disorder not built from word parts.

Enuresis

A urinary system complementary term not built from word parts.

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

A male reproductive system disease and disorder built from word parts.

Transurethral incision of the prostate gland (TUIP)

A surgical procedure for the male reproductive system not built from word parts.

Transurethral resection of the prostate gland (TURP)

A surgical procedure for the male reproductive system not built from word parts.

Digital rectal examination (DRE)

A diagnostic procedure for the male reproductive system not built from word parts.

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)

A diagnostic test for the male reproductive system not built from word parts.

Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)

A diagnostic procedure for the male reproductive system not built from word parts.

balan/o

A combining form new to the male reproductive system chapter, seen in terms such as balanitis, balanoplasty, and balanorrhea.

orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o

Combining forms new to the male reproductive system chapter, seen in terms such as orchitis, orchiopexy, orchioplasty, and cryptorchidism.

Priapism

A male reproductive system disease and disorder not built from word parts.

Phimosis

A male reproductive system disease and disorder not built from word parts.

Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB)

A female reproductive system disease and disorder not built from word parts.

Hysterosalpingogram (HSG)

A diagnostic imaging examination of the female reproductive system built from word parts.

Sonohysterography (SHG)

A diagnostic imaging procedure of the female reproductive system built from word parts.

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

A female reproductive system disease and disorder not built from word parts.

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

A female reproductive system disease and disorder not built from word parts.

Dilation and curettage (D&C)

A surgical procedure of the female reproductive system not built from word parts.

Uterine artery embolization (UAE)

A surgical procedure for the female reproductive system not built from word parts.

colp/o

A combining form new to Chapter 8 (Female Reproductive System), seen in terms such as colposcopy, colpocleisis, colpoplasty, and colporrhaphy.

oophor/o

A combining form new to Chapter 8 (Female Reproductive System), seen in terms such as oophoritis, oophorectomy, and salpingo-oophorectomy.

salping/o

A combining form new to Chapter 8 (Female Reproductive System), seen in terms such as salpingitis, salpingectomy, and salpingocele.

-cleisis

A surgical suffix new to Chapter 8 (Female Reproductive System), seen in the term colpocleisis.

-rrhaphy

A surgical suffix new to Chapter 8 (Female Reproductive System), seen in terms such as colporrhaphy, episiorrhaphy, and colpoperineorrhaphy.

-salpinx

A suffix new to Chapter 8 (Female Reproductive System), seen in terms such as hematosalpinx, hydrosalpinx, and pyosalpinx.

Dyspareunia

A female reproductive system complementary term not built from word parts.