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Course 3, Lesson 32 - Genitourinary System Terminology

  1. phim/o
    • muzzling
    • closure
  2. gon/o
    • gonad
    • ovary or testicle
  3. capsul/o
    • capsule
    • covering membrane
  4. pod/o
    • foot
    • foot-like
  5. ADH, antidiuretic hormone
  6. /strophy
    the process of turning oneself
  7. CRF, chronic renal failure
    AGN, acute glomerulonephritis
  8. syndrome
    • Alport('s)
    • nephrotic
    • nail-petella (osteo-onychodysplasia)
  9. /kalemia
    potassium in the blood
  10. /dialysis
    filtering through
  11. UTI, urinary tract infection
  12. CVA, costovertebral angle
  13. pen/o
    penis
  14. test/o
    • testis
    • testicle
  15. orchi/o
    orchid/o
    testicle
  16. lup/o
    • wolf
    • lupus
  17. cholester/o
    cholesterol
  18. glomerul/o
    • glomerulus
    • functional part of the kidney
  19. plasma/
    plasma
  20. protein/
    • protein
    • found in urine
  21. albumin/
    • albumin
    • found in the urine
  22. uric/o
    • uric acid
    • found in urine & joints
  23. ESRD, end-stage renal disease
    MCD, minimal change disease
  24. /inogen
    suffix for chemical that can form another chemical
  25. genit/o
    relating to the reporductive organs or reproductive tract
  26. intrarenal locations
    • upper pole
    • lower pole
    • midpole
    • subcapsular
    • perihilar
  27. pyel/o
    relating to teh renal pelvis
  28. scrot/o
    • scrotum
    • scrotal sac
  29. meat/o
    • urethral meatus
    • opening to a tube or canal
  30. reflux
  31. sect/o
    cut into or apart
  32. vesic/o
    • vesicle
    • little bladder
    • a reservoir (in a shunt tube)
  33. /spadias
    • tear
    • opening
  34. acid/o
    • acid
    • pH of less than 7.0
  35. alkyl/o
    /alkali
    • a base
    • pH of more than 7.0
  36. lavage
  37. /vascularization
    the process of becoming vascular
  38. andr/o
    male
  39. Dietl('s) crisis
  40. plaque
  41. implant
    malimplantation
  42. osmolarity
  43. pathognomonic
  44. tubul/o
    little tube
  45. colic
    colicky
  46. calcin/o
    calcification
  47. balan/o
    glans penis
  48. priapism
  49. disease
    Peyronie('s) disease
  50. epididym/o
    epididymis
  51. spermat/o
    sperm
  52. semin/o
    seminal vesicles
  53. RTA, renal tubular acidosis
    renal tubular acidosis
  54. rickets
  55. diabetes insipidus
  56. dips/o
    thirst
  57. Cowper('s) gland
  58. vas/o
    vas deferens
  59. TIN, tubulointerstitial nephritis
  60. arcu/o
    arched
  61. DCT, distal convoluted tubules
    PCT, proximal convoluted tubules
  62. mictur/o
    urinate
  63. /gone
    /gon
    sided
  64. calyce/o
    calice/o
    calyx
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