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BPH, aka?
- Nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate gland
- Benign prostatic hypertrophy
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Chordee
Downward curvature of the penis during erection
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Costal
Pertaining to the rib
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Cryptorchism
Failure of the testicle to descend into the scrotum
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Cushing's syndrome
Hypersecretion of adrenal hormones caused by a tumor or hyperfunction of the pituitary gland
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Cystitis
Inflammation of the urinary bladder
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Cystotomy
Incision of the bladder
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Epispadias
Congenital condition in which the urethra opens onto the dorsum of the penis
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Glomerulonephritis
Inflammation of the kidney that primarily involves the glomeruli
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Heminephrectomy
Parialexcision of the kidney
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Hydrocele
Enlarged sac filled with serous fluid in the testicle
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Hypernephroma
Renal cell carcinoma
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Hypospadias
- Congenital abnormality in which the urethral opening is on the under-side of the penis
- In females it refers to a urethral opening into the vagina
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Nephroectomy
Excision of a kidney
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Nephritis
Inflammation of the kidney
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Nephrolithiasis
Presnce of calculi in the kidney
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Nephrosclerosis
Hardening of the kidney
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Nephroscopy
Direct visualization of the interior of the kidney by means of a nephroscope
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Nephrosis
Deteriorization or impairment of the kidney without inflammation
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Nephrotomy
Incision into the kidney
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Orchiectomy
Removal of a testis
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Paraphimosis
Retraction of a narrowed or inflamed foreskin causing strangluation of the glans penis
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Phimosis
Foreskin does not retract in the uncircumcised male
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Pyelitis
Inflammation of the pelvis or the kidney
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Pyelonephritis
inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis
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pyelotomy
Incision into the renal pelvis
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Renal
Pertaining to the kidney
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Spermatocele
Cystic tumor of the pidiymis
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Testicular torsion
Twisting of the testis
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Uremia
Toxic condition caused by renal insufficiency
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Ureterectomy
Removal of a ureter
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Ureteroneocystostomy
Implantation of a donaor ureter into the bladder
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Ureteroplasty
Reconstruction of the ureter
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Ureterostomy
Formation of apermanent fistula for draining of a ureter
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Urethroplasty
Repair of a urethral stricture
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Varicocele
Enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord
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Wilms' tumor
Rapidly developing kidny tumor common in childres
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Adrenal glands
Cap the kidneys and secrete cortisol, aldosterone, androgens, epi and norepi
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Gerota's capsule
A fibrous, perirenal fascia that encapsulates each kidney
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Glomerulus
Capillary network in the nephron of the kidney
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Calyx
Cuplike extension of the kidney pelvis
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Cortex
Outer area of tissue of the kidney that contains corpuscles and tubles
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Hilum
An indentation on the inner border where the arteries, veins, and ureter enter and leave the kidney
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Medulla
Middle portion containing renal pyramids that filter waste substances
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Renal corpuscles
Network of capillaries enclosed withing Bowman's capsule
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Renal tubules
Small canals or tubes that collect and transport filtrate; includes the loop of Henle
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Renal pelvis
Cavity lying within the center of the kidney that receives the urine through the major calyces
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