Session 11: Genitourinary System Flashcards
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Azot
A
nitrogen, nitrogen compounds
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bacter, bacteri
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bacteria
3
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calcul
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stone
4
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cyst
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bladder (also: cyst, sac)
5
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glomerul
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glomerulus (plural: glomeruli)
a tiny filtering structure in the kidney
6
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hem, hemat
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blood
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hydr
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water
8
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kal, kali
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potassium
9
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lith
A
stone
10
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meat
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meatus
external opening of the urethra
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nephr
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kidney
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noct
A
night
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olig
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scanty, few
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py
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pus
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pyel
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pelvis of the kidney (also: renal pelvis)
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ren
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kidney
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ur
A
urine, urinary tract
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ureter
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ureter
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urethr
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urethra
20
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urin
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urine, urinary organs
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vesic
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bladder
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andr
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male
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balan
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glan penis
bulbous end of the penis
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crypt
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hidden
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epididym
epididymis
| sperm-storing tube attached to each testicle
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genit
genitals
| reproductive organs
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gonad
gonads
| reproductive glands - the testicles in the male and the ovaries in the female
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hydr
water
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inguin
groin
| the area where the thigh meets the trunk of the body
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orch, orchi, orchid
testis, testicle
| one of two egg-shaped glands that produce sperm and the hormone testosterone
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osche
scrotum
| the sac or pouch that contains the testicles
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pen
penis
| male organ used for urination and reproduction
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phall
penis
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prostate
prostate gland
| a gland located below the bladder in males
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scrot
scrotum
36
semin
semen
| fluid released during ejaculation
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sperm, spermat
sperm
| male reproductive cell
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test, testicul
testis, testicle
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varic
varicose veins
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vas
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vas deferens
(a slim, muscular tube that transports the sperm)
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-al
pertaining to
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-algia
pain
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-ar
pertaining to
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-ary
pertaining to
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-cele
hernia
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-cide
killing
47
-dynia
pain
48
-ectasis
dilation or expansion
49
-ectomy
removal or excision
50
-emia
blood
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-esis
condition of
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-gen
producing, produced by
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-genesis
producing, produced by
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-graphy
process or recording
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-iasis
abnormal condition
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ile
pertaining to
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-ism
condition of
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-itis
inflammation
60
-lith
stone
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-logist
specialist in the study of
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-logy
study of
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-megaly
enlargement
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-meter
instrument to measure
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-oma
tumor
66
-osis
abnormal condition
67
-pathy
disease
68
-pause
pause or stop
69
-pexy
surgical fixation
70
-plasty
surgical repair
71
-rrhea
flow or discharge
72
-scope
instrument to view
73
-scopy
process of visually examining
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-stasis
stop, control
75
-static
pertaining to stopping, controlling
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-tome
instrument to cut
77
-tomy
incision
78
-tripsy
crushing
79
-trophy
development, nourishment
80
-uria
urine
81
a-, an-
without
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dys-
bad, difficult, painful
83
hyper-
excessive, above normal
84
poly-
many, much
85
trans-
across, through
86
calculus
stone (singular)
87
calculi
stones (plural)
88
dialysis
the removal of toxic substances from the blood when the kidneys are absent or are not working properly
89
diuresis
increased output of urine
90
enuresis
involuntary discharge of urine; also called bedwetting
91
stricture
narrowing
