Unit 11 & 12: Male Genitourinary & Reproductive System

Question 1

agenetic bladder

Answer 1

lack of/failure of development of a bladder

Question 2

anisuria

Answer 2

alternate between little and excessive urination

Question 3

anuresia

Answer 3

retention of urine in bladder

Question 4

anuria

Answer 4

absence of urine formation and execretion

Question 5

autolysin

Answer 5

substance capable of destroying its own cells and tissues

Question 6

chyluria

Answer 6

presence of chyle in urine - causing milky urine

Question 7

dialysis

Answer 7

through destruction

Question 8

Dietl’s crisis

Answer 8

sudden kidney pain with nausea caused by kinking of the ureter

Question 9

diurnal frequency

Answer 9

increased urination during the day

Question 10

dysuria

Answer 10

painful/difficult urination

Question 11

ectoptic kidney

Answer 11

kidney not in its normal position

Question 12

enuresis

Answer 12

involuntary/uncontrolled discharge of urine

Question 13

epispadias

Answer 13

congenital absence of upper wall of urethra

Question 14

extrophy of the bladder

Answer 14

congenital eversion (inside-out) of the bladder

Question 15

glomerulonephritis

Answer 15

inflammation of glomeruli and kidney

Question 16

Grawitz tumor

Answer 16

malignant tumor of the kidney

Question 17

horseshoe kidney

Answer 17

right and left kidneys are linked at one end

Question 18

hypospadias

Answer 18

urethra opens inferior to its normal location

Question 19

Hunner’s ulcer

Answer 19

lesion involving all layers of the bladder

Question 20

incontinence

Answer 20

inability to control excretory functions

Question 21

micturition

Answer 21

urination

Question 22

nephrectomy

Answer 22

excision of the kidney

Question 23

nephrolithiasis

Answer 23

formation of kidney stones

Question 24

nephorlithotomy

Answer 24

incision into the kidney to remove stones

Question 25

nephroptosis

Answer 25

prolapse of the kidney

Question 26

nephrosis

Answer 26

any kidney disease

Question 27

nephrotomy

Answer 27

incision/to cut into the kidney

Question 28

nocturia

Answer 28

excessive urination at night

Question 29

oliguria

Answer 29

diminished capacity to form and pass urine

Question 30

osmosis

Answer 30

diffusion of fluid through semipermeable membrane

Question 31

patent urachus

Answer 31

allows urine to drip out of the bladder through the umbilicus

Question 32

polyuria

Answer 32

excessive excretion of urine

Question 33

pyelitis

Answer 33

inflammation of the renal pelvis

Question 34

pyuria

Answer 34

pus in urine

Question 35

residual urine

Answer 35

urine remaining in the bladder after urination

Question 36

retention

Answer 36

the process of holding back or keeping in

Question 37

nephritis

Answer 37

inflammation of the kidney

Question 38

blanitis

Answer 38

inflammation of the penis

Question 39

castrate

Answer 39

to remove the testicles or ovaries

Question 40

circumcision

Answer 40

surgical removal of foreskin of the penis

Question 41

cryptorchidism

Answer 41

hidden testicles

Question 42

dribbling

Answer 42

to fall in drops

Question 43

epididymitis

Answer 43

inflammation of the epididymis

Question 44

eunuchism

Answer 44

absence of the testes/lack of male hormones

Question 45

fertility

Answer 45

the capacity to conceive or induce conception

Question 46

gonads

Answer 46

sex gland - ovary or testes

Question 47

hydrocele

Answer 47

herniation containing fluid

Question 48

impotence

Answer 48

erectile dysfunction - inability to achieve/maintain an erection

Question 49

nocturnal emission

Answer 49

involuntary discharge of semen during sleep

Question 50

orchidopexy

Answer 50

surgical fixation of prolapsed testes

Question 51

orchitis

Answer 51

inflammation of the testes

Question 52

phimosis

Answer 52

constriction of foreskin that prevents it from being drawn back to uncover the penis

Question 53

priapism

Answer 53

persistent and painful penile erection

Question 54

prostatectomy

Answer 54

excision of the prostate

Question 55

prostatitis

Answer 55

inflammation of the prostate

Question 56

puberty

Answer 56

sexual maturation

Question 57

smegma

Answer 57

whitish/cheesy secretion that collects under the prepuce of the penis or around the clitoris

Question 58

spermatocele

Answer 58

herniation containing sperm

Question 59

spermicide

Answer 59

agent that kills sperm

Question 60

sterility

Answer 60

incapability of fertilization or reproduction

Question 61

undescended testicle

Answer 61

cryptorchidism

Question 62

uremia

Answer 62

urine in blood

Question 63

urethritis

Answer 63

inflammation of the urethra

Question 64

urinary hesitancy

Answer 64

difficulty in beginning to urinate

Question 65

vasitis

Answer 65

inflammation of the vas deferens

Question 66

vasectomy

Answer 66

excision of the vas deferens