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nursing terminology
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Undergraduate 1
03/19/2009

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phimosis
Definition
tightness of prepuce so it can't retract from glans penis, circumcision is usually the treatment
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varicocele
Definition
enlarged veins of spermatic cord
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testicular torsion
Definition
twisting of spermatic cord reducing blood flow to testes
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spermatolysis
Definition
dissolution/destruction of sperm
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phim/o
Definition
relationship to muzzle or closure
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BPH benighn prostatic hyperplasia/hypertrophy
Definition
enlarged prostate, noncancerous that reudces pee stream, it is infectious sometimes
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chlymydia
Definition
hematuria, UTI, men may get arthritis, dysturia, urrhea, it is treated with antibiotics, men may carry without signs
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HPV
Definition
venereal warts benign or cancerous
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syphillis
Definition
reduced hair, lymph node swelling, bone and joint pain, works in stages
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radical prostatectomy
Definition
removal of prostate, vaso, vas defrons, somet. nodes
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suprapubic prostatectomy
Definition
excision of prostate gland through an obdominal incision to treat BPH or prostate cancer
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prostatic acid phosphatase
Definition
increase level of PAP indicates cancer of prostate
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transurethral resection
Definition
tool into urethra men
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transurethral incision of prostate
Definition
smaller incision in bladder neck
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TUMT /orchiopexy
Definition
corrects cyporchidism
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ptosis
Definition
drooping/sagging/prolapse
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ESWL extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
Definition
noninvasive removal of kidney/urethral stones
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Fulguration
Definition
killing living tissue with electric sparks used to reduce bladder growths
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renal transplant
Definition
surgical inplantation of donor kidney to replace nonfunctioning kidney
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KUB, kidney uterer and bladder image
Definition
radiographic image of abdomonen
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BUN, blood uterer and bladder
Definition
radiographic image of abdomonen
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SG specific gravity
Definition
to determine kidney ability to concentrate/dilute
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enuresis
Definition
involuntary urination
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peritoneal dialysis
Definition
removing toxic wastes when kidney is unable, used as a receptacle for fluid in dialysis
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hemodialysis
Definition
removing impurities from blood with artificial kidney machine
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cystrrhaphy
Definition
sutering of the bladder
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renogram
Definition
record of kidney after injecting a radiopharmaceutical into blood
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retrograde urogram
Definition
contrast medium, opposite retrograde into urinary tract, incertion with cytoscope
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voiding cystourethrography
Definition
radiographic image of bladder and urethra, dye to bladder
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trachelo
Definition
cervix
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metro/metri
Definition
uterus
Term
episio
Definition
vulva
Term
salping/o
Definition
uterine tube
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D &C
Definition
widening and cxurvette scraping to diagnose disease and correct bleeding
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endometrial ablation
Definition
destroy and remove endometrium with lazer or thermal heat for abnormal bleeding
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laparoscopy
Definition
laproscope throgh hole near belly button for visual examination
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sentinel lymph node biopsy
Definition
blue for radioactive dye to find sentinel lymph nodes to identify breast cancer
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stereotactic breast bioopsy
Definition
mammography and computer biopsy
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CA 125 test
Definition
blood test to detect ovarian cancer
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trans vaginal sonogram
Definition
ultrasound to detect cysts tumors, pregnancy and fertility
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mastoptosis
Definition
sagging boobs
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dyspareunia
Definition
difficult or painful intercourse
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speculum
Definition
insturment to open body cavity
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metrorrhea
Definition
increased discharge
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hysteroptosis
Definition
prolapsed uterus
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hysteratresia
Definition
no opening of the uterus or uterine cavity
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adenomyosis
Definition
abnormal or benign condition of the uterus, increased endometrial tissue in myometrium
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endometriosis
Definition
endometrial cells are outside of uterine cavity
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myometrium
Definition
middle layer of uterine wall
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