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111 Cards in this Set
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urine flows from each kidney through a __ to teh urinary bladder
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ureter
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when urine is released from the bladder it flowes out through the __ out of the body
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urethra
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__ is the study of the kidneys
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nephrology
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specialist in treating kidney didsorders
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nephrologist
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the study of male and female urinary system and male reproductive system
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urology
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a phsyciain specialist who diagnoses and treats urinary and male reproductibe system disorders
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urologist
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the urethra, testes, epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate gland, bubourethral gland, and penis
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genitourinary system
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kill
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-cide
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agent used to kill sperm
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spermacide
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cut
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-cise
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to cut off teh prepuce of a male or the clitoris of a female
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circumcise
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bladder, sac
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-cyst
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sac or bladder filled with watery fluid
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hydrocyst
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sac containing sperm
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spermatocyst
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pain
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-dynia
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pain in the testes
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orchidodynia
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condition, theory, process
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-ism
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condition where the testicles do not descend
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cryptorchidism
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fixation, suspension
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-pexy
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surgical fixation of a floating kidney
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nephropexy
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prolapsed, dropping, sagging
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-ptosis
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prolapse of bladder
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cystoptosis
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prolapse of the testes
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orchidoptosis
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making a new opening
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-stomy
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making a new opening in vas deferens
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vasostomy
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condition of the urine
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-uria
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presence of albumin in the urnie
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albuminuria
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glucose in the urine
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glycosuria
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blood in the urine
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hematuria
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ketones in the urine
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ketonuria
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having to urintate frequently at night
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nocturia
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frequent urination
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polyuria
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painful or difficult urination
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dysuria
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lack of urnie formation
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anuria
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abnormally low production of urine
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oliguria
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encircling, making a circle
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circum-
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out of, outside, outward removal
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ex-
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expelling air out of the body
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respiratory expiration
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expelling urine out of the body
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urinary excretion
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sweating
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dermal excretion
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not, in , into
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in-
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inability to control urination
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urinary incontinence
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breathing in
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inspiration
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inability to control defecation and urniation
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incontinence
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occurs when an organ not able to permorm its function
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incompetency
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not able to cure
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incurable
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condition of being enclosed
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inclusion
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too much, too many
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poly-
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having or inolving more than one cyst
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polycystic
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across, through, beyond
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trans-
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when an organ develops on the wrong side
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transposition
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down from or less than
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de-
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adrenal
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adren/o
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protein
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albumin/o
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glans penis
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balan/o
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surgical repair of the glans penis
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balanoplasty
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abnormal discharge from the glans penis
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balanorrhea
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hidden
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crypt/o
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hidden testicle
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cryptorchidism
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adjective, hidden meaning
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cryptic
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bladder
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cyst/o
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incision into the bladder
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cystomy
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epididymis
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epididym/o
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sugar
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glyc/o
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blood
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hem/o, hemat/o
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fear of blood
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hematophobia
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water
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hydr/o
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ketones
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ket/o
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kidney, nephron
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nephr/o, ren/o
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stone in the kidney
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nephrolith
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night
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noct/i, nyct/o
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reduced visual capacity in faint light
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nyctalopia
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bed wetting
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nocturnal enuresis
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testis
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orchid/o, orchi/o, orch/o
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penis
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pen/o
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pertaining to the penis and scrotum
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penoscrotal
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pertaining to the penis
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penile
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prostate
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prostat/o
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renual pelvis
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis and kindey inflammation
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pyelonephritis
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kidney
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ren/o
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record form xray of a kidney
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renogram
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kidney disease
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renopathy
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scrotum
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scrot/o
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sperm
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spermat/o, sperm/o
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greek word meaining seed
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sperma
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plural male germ cell
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spermatozoa
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singular male germ cells
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spermatozoon
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formation of sperm
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spermatogenesis
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destruction of spermatozoa
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spermolysis
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resembling sperm
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spermatoid
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urine
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ur/o
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pertaining to urinary tract and genitals
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urogenital
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an opening for the elimination of urine from the body
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urostomy
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increased production of urine to exrete excess water
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diuresis
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ureter
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ureter/o
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condition of ureter involving pus
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ureteropyosis
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urethra
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urethr/o
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spasm of the urethra
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urethrospasm
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passing through or performed by way of teh urethra
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transurethral
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inflammation of urethra and bladder
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urethrocystitis
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vessel, vas deferens
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vas/o
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enlarging the diameter of a vessel
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vasodilation
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removal of a segement of vas deferenes
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vasectomy
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fefers to nerves that control teh tone of the blood vessel walls
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vasomotor
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pertaining to a vessel
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vasal
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retaining urine
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retention
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low amount of urine
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oliguria
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when water is taken from a cell, when wter is lost from teh body because of excessive vomiting or diarrhea
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dehydration
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process of excelling or removing a substance from teh body, normally waste products like urine, menses, fecal matter
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excretion
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Ua
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urinalysis
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