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20 Cards in this Set
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ureter |
10-12 inch tubes from kidney to bladder |
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hemodialysis |
process of artificially cleaning blood |
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nephron |
cleansing unit of kidneys |
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glycosuria |
sugar in urine |
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ureterostenosis |
narrowing/hardening of urethra |
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afferent arteriole |
towards the glomerulus |
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-ologist |
specialist |
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ante- |
before, in front of |
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ren/o |
kidney |
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catherization |
process of inserting tube into bladder to collect urine |
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nephrolithiasis |
kidney stones |
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lith/o |
stones |
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-uria |
condition of urine |
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glomerulus |
ball of capillaries in nephron |
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external urethral meatus |
urethra sphincter |
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3 stages of urine production |
filtration, reabsorption, secretion |
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-gram |
record |
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-megaly |
enlarged |
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urinalysis |
lab test of urin |
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Urination |
voiding, micturition |
