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36 Cards in this Set
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Failure of the kidneys to produce urine |
Anuria |
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A surgery to remove the urinary bladder |
Cystectomy |
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Pertaining to a cyst, gallbladder, or urinary bladder |
Cystic |
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Inflammation of the bladder |
Cystitis |
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A bulge of the bladder into the vagina |
Cystocele |
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Increased or excessive production of urine |
Diuresis |
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Any substance that promotes diuresis |
Diuretic |
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Painful or difficult urination |
Dysuria |
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The first step in making urine. The process that your kidneys use to filter excess fluid and waste products out of the blood into the urine collecting tubules of the kidney, so that they may be eliminated from your body |
Glomerular filtration |
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A group of diseases that injure the glomeruli |
Glomerulonephritis |
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Excretion of glucose into the urine |
Glycosuria |
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The presence of red blood cells in the urine |
Hematuria |
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A process of purifying the blood of a person whose kidneys are not working normally |
Hemodialysis |
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A medical condition in which Ketone bodies are present in the urine |
Ketonuria |
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A medical procedure used to treat certain types of kidney stones and stones and other organs, such as your gallbladder or liver |
Lithotripsy |
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The surgical removal of a kidney |
Nephrectomy |
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Inflammation of the kidneys |
Nephritis |
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A small, hard deposit that forms in the kidneys and is often painful when passed |
Nephrolithiasis |
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The surgical fixation of a floating or mobile kidney |
Nephropexy |
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An abnormal condition in which the kidney drops down into the pelvis when the patient stands up |
Nephroptosis |
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Kidney disease, especially when characterized by edema and the loss of protein from the plasma into the urine due to increased glomerular permeability |
Nephrosis |
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Excreting less than 500 mL of urine per day |
Oliguria |
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A type of dialysis that uses the peritoneum and a person's abdomen as the membrane for which fluid and dissolved substances are exchanged with the blood |
Peritoneal dialysis |
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An inherited disorder in which clusters of cyst develop in the kidneys |
Polycystic kidney disease |
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Abnormal tissue growth on a mucous membrane |
Polyp |
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An exocrine gland of the male reproductive system in most mammals. Produces seminal fluid |
Prostate |
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The presence of excessive proteins in the urine |
Proteinuria |
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Inflammation of the renal pelvis |
Pyelitis |
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An x-ray technique for producing an image of the renal pelvis and urinary tract by the introduction of a radiopaque fluid |
Pyelography |
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The condition of urine containing white blood cells or pus |
Pyuria |
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A type of kidney cancer that starts in the lining of small tubes in the kidney |
Renal cell carcinoma |
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A condition in which the kidneys lose the ability to remove waste and balance fluids |
Renal failure |
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The abnormal narrowing of a body Channel |
Stenosis |
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A raised level in the blood of urea and other nitrous waste compounds that are normally eliminated by kidneys |
Uremia |
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A small, hard deposit that forms in the kidneys and is often painful when passed |
Urolithiasis |
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An x-ray study of the bladder and urethra |
Voiding cystourethrogram |
