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  • 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