Week 4 Flashcards
(157 cards)
0
Q
Crypt/o
A
Hidden
1
Q
Cyst/o
A
Urinary bladder
2
Q
Glomerul/o
A
Grape like cluster or clusters of capillaries in the nephron (glomerulus)
3
Q
Glucos/o
Gluc/o
Glyc/o
A
Sugar
4
Q
Nephr/o
Ren/o
A
Kidney
5
Q
Olig/o
A
Scanty
6
Q
Orchid/o
Orchi/o
Test/o
A
Testes
7
Q
Pen/o
Phall/o
A
Penis
8
Q
Prostat/o
A
Prostate gland
9
Q
Prostat/o
A
Prostate gland
10
Q
Pyel/o
A
Renal pelvis
11
Q
Py/o
A
Pus
12
Q
Scrot/o
A
Darkness
13
Q
Ur/o
A
Urine or urinary tract
14
Q
Urin/o
A
Urine or urinary organs
15
Q
Ureter/o
A
Ureter
16
Q
Urethr/o
A
Urethra
17
Q
Azotemia
A
Presence of urea or other nitrogenous elements in the blood
18
Q
Cryptorchidism
A
Developmental defect in which one or both testes fails to descend into the scrotum; also termed undescended testicles
19
Q
Dialysis
A
Procedure to remove blood waste products when the kidneys are no longer functioning
20
Q
Impotence
A
Inability of the male to achieve or maintain an erection of sufficient rigidity to perform sexual intercourse successfully
21
Q
Semen
A
Ejaculatory fluid that contains sperm plus secretions from the seminal vesicles, prostate gland and bulbourethral glands (if present in species)
22
Q
Trigone
A
The primary three cusps of an upper cheek tooth
23
Q
Urinalysis
A
Examination of the physical and chemical properties of urine
24
Anuria
Complete suppression of the urine production
25
Dysuria
Difficult or painful urination
26
Oliguria
Scanty or little urination
27
Pollakiuria
Frequent urination
28
Polyuria
Increased urination abbreviated PU
29
Polydipsia
Excessive thirst or drinking abbreviation PD
30
Nephrotoxic
Toxic to the kidney
31
Nephritis
Inflammation of kidney
32
Nephrocardiac
Pertaining to the kidney and heart
33
Nephrolith
Stone in the kidney
34
Pyonephrosis
| Pyonephriasis
Condition of pus in the kidney
35
Pyelodilation
| Pyelectosis
Dilation of the renal pelvis
36
Pyelitis
Inflammation of the renal pelvis
37
Pyelopathy
Disease of the renal pelvis
38
Pyoureter
| Ureteropyosis
Condition of pus in the ureter
39
Cystocentesis
Surgical puncture of the bladder
40
Cystorraphy
Suture of the bladder
41
Cystitis
Inflammation of the bladder
42
Cystolithiasis
Calculus or stones in the bladder
43
Dysuria
Difficult urination
44
Urogram
| Urography
Record (radiograph) of the urinary organs
45
Glucosuria
| Glycosuria
Glucose or sugar in the urine
46
Prostatotomy
Incision into the prostate
47
Urethrorrhaphy
Suture of the urethra
48
Penoplasty
Surgical repair of the penis
49
Urethroectomy
Removal of part of the urethra
50
Nephrectomy
Excision of a kidney
51
Urethrostomy
New opening in the urethra
52
Nephrocentesis
Surgical puncture of the kidney
53
Andren/o
Adrenal glands
54
Calc/o
Calcium or the heel
55
Gonad/o
Sex gland
56
Homo
| Homeo
Same, unchanging
57
Lact/o
| Galact/o
Milk
58
Ovari/o
Ovary
59
Parathyroid/o
Parathyroid gland
60
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
61
Salping/o
Tube (uterine or auditory)
62
Thym/o
Thymus gland
63
Thyr/o
| Thyroid/o
Shield or thyroid gland
64
Uter/o
Metr/o
Hyster/o
Uterus or womb
65
Vagin/o
Sheath or vagina
66
Vulv/o
Covering or vulva
67
Gravida
Combing form for pregnant
68
Tocia
Labor or birth
69
Crins
To secrete or separate
70
Phylaxis
Protection or prevention
71
Physis
To grow
72
Abortion
Termination of pregnancy
73
Amnion
Inner most membrane enveloping the embryo in the uterus; also called amniotic sac or bag of water
74
Atresia
Occlusion or absence of normal body opening or tubular organ
75
Castration
Surgical removal of testes
76
Corpus luteun
Ruptured graafian follicle that takes on a yellow fatty substance after ovulation
77
Corticosteroid
Any of the hormones produced by the adrenal gland cortex also their synthetic equivalents
78
Dwarfism
The state of being a dwarf. Under development of the body.
79
Estrogen
A genetic term for estrus producing compounds the naturally occurring female sex hormones include estradiol, estriol and estrone
80
Estrous
| Estrus
Period of the reproductive cycle in which the female is receptive to the male
81
Freemartin
Sexually imperfect, usually sterile female calf twin born with a male calf
82
Hermaphrodite
An individual whose body contains tissue of both male and female gonads
83
Insulin
Pancreatic origin or synthetic hormone that transports blood glucose into the body cells
84
Oxytocin
A hypothalamic hormone stored in and released from the posterior pituitary gland or prepared synthetically
85
Parturition
Act of giving birth also called labor
86
Progesterone
A steroid sex hormone that is the principal pro-gestational hormone
87
Placenta
Female organ of mammals that develops during pregnancy; it joins mother and baby for exchange of nutrients, oxygen and waste products also called afterbirth
88
Prepuce
Retractible fold of skin covering the glans penis also called foreskin
89
Puberty
The time at which reproduction by an individual animal is possible for the first time
90
Weaning
The act of separating the young from the dam that it has been sucking or receiving a milk diet product by the dam or from artificial sources
91
Anaphylaxis
Sever response to a foreign substance, signs develop acutely and may include swelling, blockage of airways, tachycardia
92
Endometrium
Inner layer of the uterus
93
Homeostasis
Maintaining a constant internal environment
94
Carcin/o
Cancerous
95
Cry/o
Cold
96
Leiomy/o
Smooth muscle
97
Ne/o
New
98
Onc/o
Tumor
99
Rhabdomy/o
Striated muscle
100
Sacr/o
Sacrum
101
Carcinogenic
Having a capacity for carcinogensis
102
Bone marrow aspirate
Removing cells from bone marrow to examine
103
Differentiation
Increase in morphological or chemical heterogeneity
104
Disseminated
Scattered; distributed over a considerable area
105
Dormant
Inactive-latent but capable of being active
106
Hyperplasia
Abnormal increase in the number of normal cells that are in normal arrangement in a tissue
107
Latent period
A seemingly inactive period, as that between exposure of tissue to an injurious agent and the manifestations of response or that between the instance of stimulation
108
Metastasis
Pathogenic growth distant from the primary disease site "beyond control" plural is metastases
109
Remission
Partial or complete disappearance of disease signs and/or symptoms
110
Spontaneous regression
When diseases resolve themselves without outside assistance
111
Chemotherapy
Treatment of neoplasm through the use of chemicals
112
Cytotoxic agent
Substance that kills or damages cells
113
Radiation therapy
Treatment of neoplasm through the use of x-rays
114
Oncogenesis
| Oncogenic
Development of a tumor
115
Oncologist
One who studies tumors
116
Oncotic
Pertaining to a tumor
117
Oncolysis
Destruction of a tumor
118
Carcinectomy
Excision of a cancerous growth
119
Carcinoid
Resembling cancer
120
Carcinolysis
Destruction of cancer
121
Carcinogenesis
Causing or producing cancer
122
Lipoma
Benign tumor of fat
123
Fibrocytoma
| Fibroma
Benign tumor of fibrocytes
124
Meningioma
Benign tumor of meninges
125
Neuroma
Benign tumor of nervous tissue
126
Osteosacrcoma
Malignant tumor of bone
127
Leiomyosarcoma
Malignant tumor of smooth muscle
128
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Malignant tumor of skeletal muscle
129
Fibrosarcoma
| Chondrosarcoma
Malignant tumor of cartilage
130
Metastasis
Spreading
131
Malignant
Invasive, resulting in death
132
Bengin
Non-malignant
133
Leukemia
Blood cancer
134
Vaginal
Pertaining to the vagina
135
Uterine
Pertaining to the uterus
136
Pyometra
Infection of the uterus
137
Ovariohysterectomy
Removal of the uterus and ovaries
138
Hysterorrhaphy
Suture of the uterus
139
Dystocia
Difficult or painful birth
140
Amniocentesis
Puncture of the amniotic sac
141
Vulvoplasty
Surgical repair of the vagina
142
Hyperadrenocorticism
Overactive adrenal gland
143
Common name for overactive adrenal glands
Cushings disease
144
Adrenalectomy
Excision of an adrenal gland
145
Hyperglycemia
Condition of excess sugar in the blood
146
Hypoglycemia
Condition of a deficiency of sugar in the blood
147
Pancreatitis
Inflammation of the pancreas
148
Pancreatic
Pertaining to the pancreas
149
Goyter
Enlargement of the thyroid gland
150
Thyroidectomy
Excision of the thyroid gland
151
Hypothyroidism
A deficiency of thyroid hormone (gland)
152
Lipemia
An excess of fat in the blood
153
Anaphylaxis
Without protection/allergic reaction
154
Calcemia
Calcium in the blood
155
Homeostasis
Maintaining a "balanced"internal environment
156
Hypogonadism
Condition of deficient sex gland
