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isch-
isch/o |
(suffix, combining form)
supression or deficiency |
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Arteriole
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small artery
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Bowman capsule
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cup-like structure containing the glomerulus
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Cortex
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“bark”, e.g. outside layer of the kidney
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glomerulus (single)
glomeruli (plural) |
coiled capillaries
blood to nephron filtration |
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hilum
hilus |
medial indention in kidney, passes blood vessels and nerves
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kidney (function)
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1. excrete metabolic waste (e.g. urea)
2. maintin fluid balance (water, electrolytes, acids) 3. produce hormones (EPO, renin) |
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renin
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kidney hormone
initiates vasocontriction |
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erythropoietin (EPO)
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kidney hormone
stimulates bone marrow to produce erythrocytes |
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medulla
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inner region of a organ
(i.e. kidneys) |
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micturition
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urination (formal)
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renal pelvis (pyel/o)
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central basin-like urine collection region inside kidneys
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trigone
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triangular stretch receptor region of bladder
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urea
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major nitrogenous waste excreted in urine
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ureter
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one of two tubes leading from kidney to urinary bladder
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urethra
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tube from urinary bladder outside
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urinary bladder (function)
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muscular sac to hold and store urine
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voiding
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urination, expelling or urine, micturition
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cystitis
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urinary bladder inflammation
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cystectomy
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removal or some or part of the urinary bladder
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cystostomy
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creating an opening from bladder to outside
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nephropathy
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disease condition of the kidneys
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nephroptosis
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drooping or displacement of the kidney
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nephrolithotomy
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to cut into the kidney to remove a stone
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nephrosclerosis
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hardening of the kidney
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hydronephrosis
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urine backed up into kidney
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nephrostomy
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to make an opening in the kidney to outside
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pyelolithotomy
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to cut in the renal pelvis to remove stones
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pyelogram
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x-ray of kidney renal pelvis
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renal ischemia
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narrowing of blood vessels to kidney
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renal transplantation
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replace kidney
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renal colic
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intermittent spasm of pain in kidney
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ureteroplasty
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repair of the ureter
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ureterolithotomy
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to cut into ureter to remove stone
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ureteroileostomy
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connect ureter to ileum segment, then to outside
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urethritis
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inflammation of urethra
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urethroplasty
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repair of the urethra
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urethral stricture
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narrowing of urethra
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vesicoureteral reflux
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urinary bladder pee backed up into kidneys (or moves up vs down)
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urinary bladder
(combining form) |
vesic/o
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bacteriuria
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bacteria in pee
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polydipsia
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excessive thirst
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nephrolithiasis
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kidney stone
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nocturia
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pee at night
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oliguria
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scanty pee (low output)
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pyuria
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pus in urine
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lithotripsy
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to crush gall/kidney stones
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uremia
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nitrogenous waste accumulates in blood
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enuresis
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in urine (bedwetting)
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diuresis
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complete (increased) excretion of urine
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antidiuretic
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to stop or go against pee output
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dysuria
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painful pee’ing
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anuria
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without pee, can’t pee
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hematuria
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blood in pee
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glycosuria
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sugar in pee; sign of diabetes mellitus
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polyuria
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excessive peeing
symptoms of both diabetes insipidus / diabetes mellitus |
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glomerulonephritis
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inflammation of the glomeruli in the kidney
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nephrolithiasis
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kidney stones
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polycystic kidneys
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multiple fluid filled sacs in kidney
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pyelonephritis
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inflammation of the kidney renal pelvis and nephrons
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diabetes insipidus
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reduced ADH, result in polydipsia/polyuria
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diabetes mellitus
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improper insulin production/usage, results in hyperglycemia/glycosuria/polydipsia/polyuria
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BUN
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blood urea nitrogen
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IVP
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intravenous pyelogram
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KUB
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kidney, ureter, and bladder
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renal angiography
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x-ray kidney blood supply
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ultrasonography
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ultrasound based diagnostic
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cystoscopy
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to exam the urinary bladder
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dialysis
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removing blood waste
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ESWL
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extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (shock waves to crush gall/kidney stones)
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renal transplantation
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replacement kidney operation
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urinary catheterization
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drain tube into urinary bladder
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epididymis (singular)
epididymides (plural) |
sperm storage and maturation site
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parenchymal tissue (parenchyma)
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bulk of the tissue (nephron:kidney, neuron:brain)
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perineum
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area from coccyx to genitals
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prepuce
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penile foreskin
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scrotum
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testes sac
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semen
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spermatozoa, et al.
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testis
testes |
makes the spern
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testosterone
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male sex hormone (androgen)
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vas deferens
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sperm transport tube
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androgen
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steroidal sex hormones (e.g. testosterone)
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cryptorchism
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hidden testes
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epididymitis
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inflammation of the epididymis
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hydrocele
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fluid herniation into scrotum
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orchiectomy
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remove testes
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anorchism
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without testes
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orchitis
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testicular inflammation
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prostatitis
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prostate inflammation
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spermolytic
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to destruct sperm
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oligospermia
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scanty amount of sperm
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aspermia
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without sperm
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teratoma
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encapsulated tumor with tissue or organ components resembling all 3 germ layers
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varicocele
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varicose veins above testis
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vasectomy
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to remove part of the vas deferens
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spermatogenesis
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to make new sperm
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orchiopexy
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to fix the testes in place
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vasovasostomy
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vas to vas connection (vasectomy reversal)
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prostatic hyperplasia
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enlargement of prostate due to cell proliferation
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chlamydial infection
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most common STD
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gonorrhea
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STD with discharge
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herpes genitalis
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HSV, herpes simplex virus
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syphilis
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chronic STD, spirochete bacterium
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