terms

• cortex


  outer layer of an organ or body structure
• electrolytes


  mineral salts (sodium, potassium, and calcium) that carry an electric charge in solution
• erythropoietin (EPO)


  glycoprotein hormone produced by certain cells in the kidney
• libido


  sexual desire or drive, either conscious or unconscious
• meatus


  an opening or passage through any part of the body
• medulla


  inner or central portion of an organ
• micturition


  the discharge of urine; urination
• nitrogenous wastes


  products of cellular metabolism that contain nitrogen
• orifice


  opening, entrance, or outlet of any body cavity
• percutaneous


  procedure performed through the skin, as in a biopsy
• reflux


  backward or return flow of a fluid
• vesicoureteral reflux


  where urine backs up into the renal pelvis
• urea


  principal nitrogenous end product of protein metabolism excreted in urine and perspiration
• cyst and vesic means bladder
• cystoscope


  instrument used to examine and treat lesions of the bladder and ureters
• vesicocele


  herniation of the bladder into the vagina; also called cystocele
• glomerul/o is the medical element for glomerulus
• glomerulopathy


  any disease of the renal glomerulus
• lith means stone, calculus
• lithotripsy


  crushing of a stone
• meat means opening, meatus
• meatotomy


  incision of the urinary meatus to enlarge the opening
• nephropexy


  fixation of a floating or dropped kidney
• nephr and ren means kidney
• peritone means peritoneum
• peritoneoclysis


  introduction of a fluid into the peritoneal cavity
• clysis means irrigation, washing
• pyel means renal pelvis
• pyeloplasty


  surgical repair of the renal pelvis
• ur means urine
• urolith


  concretion or stone in any part of the urinary tract
• ureter/o is the medical element for ureter
• ureterectasis


  dilation of the ureter
• urethr/o is the medical element for urethra
• urethrostenosis


  narrowing or stricture of the urethra
• orch, orchi, orchid, test are the med terms for testis
• orchitis

  inflammation of one or both of the testes
• orchialgia

  pain in the testes
• orchidoptosis


  downward displacement of the testes
• testectomy


  excision of a testis