male reproductove system diagnosis & pathology

Question 1

cyst means what?

Answer 1

bladder

Question 2

glomerulopathy

Answer 2

disease of the kidney involving primarily the glomeruli
glomerulo/pathy
glomerus/disease

Question 3

hydronephrosis

Answer 3

kidney condition caused by the obstruction of urine flow
hydro/nephr/osis
water/kidney/condition

Question 4

nephrohypertrophy

Answer 4

overdevelopment of the kidney

Question 5

sclerosis means what?

Answer 5

hardening

Question 6

polycystic kidney disease PKD

Answer 6

disease characterized by the formation of many fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys

Question 7

pyelitis

Answer 7

inflammation of the renal pelvis

Question 8

pyelo means what?

Answer 8

pelvis

Question 9

pyelocystostomosis

Answer 9

creation of an opening of the renal pelvis and bladder

Question 10

ecstasia means what?

Answer 10

dilation

Question 11

renal ischemia

Answer 11

deficiency of blood in the kidney

Question 12

stress urinary incontienence (SUI)

Answer 12

loss of bladder control caused by the application of external pressure ie excessive laughing, hard cough etc.

Question 13

uretopyelitis

Answer 13

inflammation of a ureter and renal pelvis

Question 14

vesicocele

Answer 14

hernia of the bladder
vesico/cele
bladder/hernia

Question 15

vesicoureteral reflux (VUR)

Answer 15

abnormal flow of urine from the bladder back into the ureters

Question 16

balanitis

Answer 16

inflammation of the penis

Question 17

benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) / benign prostate hypertrophy

Answer 17

noncancerous, overdevelopment of the prostate, also known as enlarged prostate

Question 18

orch means what?

Answer 18

testicle

Question 19

varicocele

Answer 19

overexpansion of the blood vessels of the testicles, leading to a soft tumor

Question 20

seminoma

Answer 20

semin/oma
sperm/tumor

type of testicular cancer arising from sperm-forming tissue

Question 21

chlamydia

Answer 21

greek for “cloak”

STD characterized by genital discharge, painful urination, from bacterium chlamydia trachomatis

Question 22

gonorrhea

Answer 22

STD characterized by discharge from the gonads, caused by the bacterium neisseria gonorrhoeae

Question 23

herpes simplex virus (HSV)

Answer 23

greek for “to creep”

a family of highly contagious viruses that affect mucous membranes and produce watery blisters that eventually scab over

HSV-1 affects mouth and nose “cold sore”
HSV-2 affects genitals “herpes”

Question 24

human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Answer 24

a disease that compromises a patient’s immune system leaving them open to other opportunistic infections. the late stage of this disease is referred to as AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome)

Question 25

human papilloma virus (HPV)

Answer 25

a virus that can cause warts and precancerous lesions in genital areas “nipple like” appearance almost all cervical cancers are HPV

Question 26

syphillis

Answer 26

STD characterized by first skin irritation then later developing neurological and heart symptoms from bacterium treponema pallidum

Question 27

trichomoniasis

Answer 27

STD characterized by genital itching, painful urination, genital discharge by parasite trichomonas vaginalis