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Term | Definition |
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homeostasis | part of the urinary system |
urinary bladder | stores the urine |
urethra | when urine is released from the body it flows through this part |
genitourinary | the make reproductive system |
epididymis | produces sperm |
nephrology | involved with treating kidney disease |
balanorrhea | discharge from the glans in the penis |
cystography | porcess of recording the bladder |
epididymitis | epididymis inflammation |
lithotripsy | surgical crushing of a stone |
nephron | thousands in the kidney |
nephromegaly | enlarged kidney |
testosterone | produces sperm |
orchiopexy | surgical fixation of the testes |
stoma | new opening on surface of the body |
prostatectomy | surgical removal of the prostate |
oligosermia | state of having scanty sperm |
ureter | connects to kidney |
urethroplasty | surgical repair of urethra |
nocturia | night urine condition |
albuminuria | albumin (protein) urine condition |
urinometer | instrument to measure urine |
BPH | noncancerous enlargement of prostate gland |
BUN | blood test to determine kidney function |
calculus | stone |
chlamydia | sexually transmittied disease |
prepuce | foreskin |
circumcision | surgical removal of prepuce |
digital rectal exam | examination for presence of enlarged prostate gland |
erectile dyfunction | impotence |
ESWL | treatment porcedure for urinary system stones |
frequency | condition of feeling urge to urinate more often than normal |
hemodialysis | machine to filter waste from blood |
hesitancy | state of difficulty initiating flow of urine |
hydrocele | accumulation of fluid within scrotum |
IVP | X-ray of kidney |
phimosis | narrowing of prepuce |
polycystic kidney disease | inherited kidney disease |
PSA | blood test to screen for protate cancer |
renal failure | inability of kidneys filter wastes |
sterility | inability to produce children |
transurethral resection | surgical treatment for BPH |
urgency | force or impulse of needing need to urinate immediately |
urinary incontinence | involuntary urination |
varicocele | varicose veins in scrotum |