AHS 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Gonorrhea, Kidney Stone Disease, Renal Cell Carcinoma
➢Voiding cystourethrogram: imaging procedure of the bladder
and urethra produced during urination
❖Professional terms
➢Blood urea nitrogen: nitrogen in the blood in the form of urea;
it is the product of the breakdown of amino acids for energy
➢Diuresis: excessive urination
➢Nephrologist: specialist in the kidneys
➢Nephrology: study of the kidneys
➢Urologist: specialist in the urinary tract
➢Urology: study of the urinary tract
➢uropoiesis : formation of urine
➢Uroxanthin: substance in urine that makes it yellow
➢Voiding: another term for urination
❖Male genitalia:
➢Anorchidism: lack of a testicle
➢Aspermia: condition characterized by lack of sperm
➢Azoospermia: condition characterized by lack of living sperm
➢Cryptorchidism: hidden testicle
➢Hydrocele: fluid- filled mass in a testicle
➢Hypospadias: birth defect in which the opening of the urethra
is on the underside, instead of the end, of the penis
➢Oligospermia: condition characterized by low sperm
production
➢Phimosis: contraction of the foreskin of the penis, preventing it
from being retracted
➢Prostatolith: sonte in the prostate
➢Prostatomegaly: abnormal enlargement of the prostate
➢Prostatorrhea: discharge from the prostate
➢Seminoma: type of testicular cancer arising from sperm-
forming tissue
➢Spermatocele: hernia or distention of the epididymis caused
by sperm cells
➢Spermatolysis: destruction of sperm cells
❖Diagnostic procedures
➢Digital rectal exam: examination of the prostate using a finger
inserted into the rectum
➢Transrectal ultrasonography: procedure using a probe
inserted into the rectum using high-frequency sound waves to
scan through the rectum to nearby tissue
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