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-cele
herniation, hernia; protrusion
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-dipsia dips/o
thirst, condition of thirst
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-pexy
surgical fixation; suspension
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-ptosis
drooping, sagging; prolapse
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-scopic
Pt visual examination
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-trite, -tripter, -triptor
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-tripsy
crushing, process of crushing
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-uria
- urine condition,
- urinary condition, condition of urine; urination; urination of ____; ____in the
- urine
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gluc/o glycos/o
glucose, sugar
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lith/o
stone (calculus/calculi)
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meat/o
meatus (an opening)
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urin/o, ur/o
urine; urinary system
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vesic/o
urinary bladder; sac; cyst
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IVP
intravenous pyelogram
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ESWL
- extracorporeal
- shockwave lithotripsy
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VCUG
- voiding
- cystourethrography
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catheter
- flexible tube used to instill or withdraw fluid or as
- an access for instruments
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urinalysis
- physical, chemical, and/or microscopic examination of
- urine
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diuresis
increased amount of fluid in urine (dilute urine---increased urine production)
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diuretic
substance or medication that brings about diuresis
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edema
- fluid retention
- (accumulation of fluid in tissues)
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enuresis
involuntary urination; bedwetting
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nocturnal enuresis
bedwetting at night
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homeostasis
- the tendency of an organism to keep its internal
- environment constant (in balance)
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incontinence
involuntary leakage of urine
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retention
inability to urinate or empty bladder
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urgency
sensation of the need to urinate immediately
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urination
releasing urine from the bladder; voiding, micturation
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-cision
process of cutting
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-gen
substance or agent that causes or produces
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-genesis
formation of, production of
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orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o
- testis- testes,
- testicle-testicles
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preputi/o
prepuce, foreskin
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sperm/o, spermat/o
sperm, spermatozoon-spermatozoa
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test/o, testiclu/o
- testis- testes,
- testicle-testicles
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vas/o
- vessel, duct ; vas deferens, ductus deferens, seminal
- duct
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varic/o
varices, varicose veins
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vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
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BPH
benign prostatic hyperplasia
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DRE
digital rectal examination
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TURP
transurethral resection of the prostate
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aspermia
- inability to either form or ejaculate (release
- with force) semen
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azoospermia
no live spermatozoa in semen
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circumcision
removal of the prepuce (foreskin)
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epispadias, hyperspadias
urinary meatus on the topside of penis
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hypospadia, hypospadias
urinary meatus on underside of penis
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gynecomastia
- abnormal increase of breast tissue in males due
- to medication
- or hormones
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phimosis
- stricture of
- the prepuce (foreskin)
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testicular torsion
- twisting of spermatic cord( sheath
- containing the vas deferens, blood vessels, and nerves)
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multi-
many; more than one
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-amnios
amnion; amniotic fluid
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-gravida
- pregnancy; a pregnant
- woman
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-para
a woman who delivered viable offspring
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-partum
childbirth, labor &delivery
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-pause
stopping, cessation
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-rrhagia
excessive or prolonged bleeding (Co bursting forth) (-rrhage to burst forth)
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-salpinx
- tube (fallopian,
- uterine; Eustachian)
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lapar/o
- abdomen; abdominal cavity;
- abdominal wall
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culd/o
rectouterine pouch
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episi/o, vulv/o
vulva, external genitalia
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men/o
menses, menstruation
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salping/o
- tube (fallopian,
- uterine; Eustachian)
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endometriosis
endometrial tissue forming outside of the uterus
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eclampsia
- serious form of hypertension (high blood pressure)
- secondary to pregnancy
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ectopic pregnancy
- implantation of the embryo/pregnancy outside of the
- uterus; 90%
- in fallopian tubes
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galactorrhea
- discharge of milk not associated with childbirth, nursing,
- or lactation (in males also)
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parturition
childbirth, labor & delivery
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patent, patency
open (no occlusion or blockage
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polycystic ovarian syndrome
- bilateral presence of numerous cysts caused by
- hormonal activity
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congenital anomaly
abnormality present at birth; birth defect
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tubal ligation
- incising and tying off of the fallopian (uterine)
- tubes; a type of sterilization
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