Medterm (Lafleur-Chpt 6) Urinary

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two bean shaped organs whose function is to remove waste from the blood

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kidneys

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urine producing microscopic structure. appx. i million in each kidney

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nephron

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cluster of capilliaries at the entrance of the nephron. the process of filtering the blood begins here

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glomerulus

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funnel-shaped reservoir that collects the urine and passes it to the ureter

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renal pelvis

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indentation on the medial side of the kidney where the ureter leaves the kidney

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hilum

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two slender tubes (appx.10 to 13 inches long)that receive urine from the kidneys and carry it to the posterior portion of the bladder

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ureters

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muscular, hollow organ that temporarily holds the urine.as it fills, the thick, muscular wall becomes thinner, and the organ increases in size

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urinary bladder

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lowest part of the urinary tract through which the urine passes from the bladder to the outside of the body. appx. 1.5 inches long in female and appx. 8 inches long in male.

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urethra

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opening through which urine passes to the outside

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urinary meatus

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cyst/o, vesic/o

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bladder,sac

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glomerul/o

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glomerulus

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meat/o

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meatus (opening)

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nephr/o, ren/o

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kidney

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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ureter/o

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ureter

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urethr/o

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urethra

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albumin/o

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albumin

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azot/o

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urea, nitrogen

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blast/o

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developing cell, germ cell

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glyc/o, glycos/o

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sugar

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hydr/o

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water

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lith/o

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stone, calculus

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noct/i

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night

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olig/o

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scanty, few

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son/o

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sound

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tom/o

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cut, section

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urin/o, ur/o

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urine, urinary tract

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-iasis, -esis

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condition

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-gram

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record, radiographic image

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-lysis

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loosening, dissolution, separating

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-ptosis

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drooping, sagging, prolapse

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-rrhaphy

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suturing, repairing

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-tripsy

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surgical crushing

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-trophy

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nourishment, development

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-uria

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urine, urination

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inflammation of the bladder

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cystitis

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protrusion of the bladder

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cystocele

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stone in the bladder

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cystolith

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inflammation of the glomerulus of the kidney

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glomerulonephritis

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abnormal condition of water in the kidney (distension of the renal pelvis with urine because of an obstruction)

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hydronephrosis

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inflammation of a kidney

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nephritis

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kidney tumor containing developing cell (malignant tumor)(also called Wilms Tumor)

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nephroblastoma

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another term for nephroblastoma

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wilms tumor

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excessive development (increase in size) of the kidney

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nephrohypertrophy

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condition of stone(s) in the kidney

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nephrolithiasis

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tumor of the kidney

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nephroma

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enlargement of a kidney

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nephromegaly

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drooping of a kidney

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nephroptosis

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inflammation of the renal pelvis

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pyelitis

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inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidney

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pyelonephritis

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condition of urine(urea)in the blood (toxic condition resulting from retention of by-products of the kidney in the blood)

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uremia

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inflammation of a ureter

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ureteritis

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protrusion of a ureter

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ureterocele

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condition of stones in the ureters

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ureterolithiasis

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narrowing of the ureter

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ureterostenosis

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inflammation of the urethra and the bladder

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urethrocystitis

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congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located on the upper surface of the penis

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epispadius

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congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located on the underside of the penis; a similar defect can occur in the female

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hypospadius

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stone in the kidney

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renal calculus

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elevated blood pressure resulting from kidney disease

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renal hypertension

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a condition in which pathogenic microorganisms, usually bacteria, enter the bloodstream, causing a systemic inflammatory response to the infection (also called septicemia)

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sepsis

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a condition in which pathogenic microorganisms, usually bacteria, enter the bloodstream, causing a systemic inflammatory response to the infection (also called sepsis)

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septicemia

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abnormal accumulation of urine in the bladder because of an inability to urinate

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urinary retention

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sudden stoppage of urine formation

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urinary suppression

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infection of one or more organs of the urinary tract

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urinary tract infection (UTI)

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excision of the bladder

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cystectomy

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incision of the bladder to remove a stone

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cystolithotomy

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suturing of the bladder

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cystorrhaphy

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creating an artificial opening into the bladder

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cystotomy

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incision of the bladder

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cystotomy, vesicotomy

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surgical crushing of a stone

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lithotripsy

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incision of the meatus

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meatotomy

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excision of a kidney

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nephrectomy

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separating the kidney (from other body structures)

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nephrolysis

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surgical fixation of the kidney

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nephropexy

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incision through the kidney to the renal pelvis to remove a stone

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nephropyelolithotomy

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creation of an artificial opening into the kidney

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nephrostomy

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incision of the renal pelvis to remove a stone

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pyelolithotomy

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surgical repair of the renal pelvis

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pyeloplasty

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excision of a ureter

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ureterectomy

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creation of an artificial opening into the ureter

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ureterostomy

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surgical repair of the urethra

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urethroplasty

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suspension pertaining to the bladder and urethra

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vesicourethral suspension

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a non-invasive treatment for removal of kidney or ureteral stone(s) using ultrasound and fluoroscopic imaging

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extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL)

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destruction of living tissue with an electric spark (a method commonly used to remove bladder growths)

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fulguration

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surgical implantation of a donor kidney to replace a nonfunctioning kidney

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renal transplant

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radiographic image of the bladder

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cystogram

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radiographic imaging of the bladder

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cystography

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radiographic image of the urinary tract (with contrast medium injected intravenously) (also called intravenous pyelogram {IVP})

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intravenous urogram (IVU)

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radiographic image of the urinary tract (with contrast medium injected intravenously) (also called intravenous urogram {IVU})

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intravenous pyelogram (IVP)

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radiographic image of the kidney

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nephrogram

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radiographic imaging of the kidney

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nephrography

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process of recording the kidney using sound (an ultrasound test)

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nephrosonography

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sectional radiographic image of the kidney

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nephrotomogram

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(graphic) record of the kidney (produced by radioactivity after injecting a radiopharmaceuticle , or radioactive material, into the blood) (a nuclear medicine test)

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renogram

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radiographic image of the urinary tract with contrast medium instilled through urethral catheters by a cystoscope

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retrograde urogram

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radiographic imaging of the urethra and the bladder. radiopaque dye is instilled in the bladder. radiographic images called cystourethrograms are taken of the bladder and during urination of the dye

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voiding cystourethrography (VCUG)

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instrument used for visual examination of the bladder

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cystoscope

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visual examination of the bladder

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cystoscopy

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instrument used for visual examination of the meatus

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meatoscope

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visual examination of the meatus

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meatoscopy

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visual examination of the kidney

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nephroscopy

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visual examination of the ureter

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ureteroscopy

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instrument used for visual examination of the urethra

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urethroscope

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instrument used to measure the specific gravity of urine

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urinometer

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a simple radiographic image of the abdomen

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KUB (kidney, ureter, and bladder)

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a blood test that measures the amount of urea in the blood

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BUN (blood urea nitrogen)

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a blood test that measures the amount of creatine in the blood

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creatine test

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a test performed on a urine specimen to measure the concentrating or diluting ability of the kidneys

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specific gravity (SG)

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multiple routine tests performed on a urine specimen

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urinalysis

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albumin in the urine (albumin is an important protein in the blood, but when found in the urine, it indicates a kidney problem)

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albuminuria

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absence of urine (failure of the kidney to produce urine)

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anuria

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(excessive) urea and nitrogenous substances in the blood

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azotemia

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condition of urine passing through (increased amounts of urine)

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diuresis

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difficult or painful urination

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dysuria

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sugar (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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pertaining to the meatus

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meatal

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a physician who studies and treats diseases of the kidney

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nephrologist

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study of the kidney (branch of medicine)

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nephrology

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night urination

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nocturia

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scanty urine (amount)

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oliguria

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much (excessive) urine

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polyuria

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pus in the urine

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pyurea

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pertaining to urine

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urinary

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a physician who studies and treats diseases of the urinary tract

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urologist

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study of the urinary tract (branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the male and female urinary systems and the male reproductive system)

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urology

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flexible, tubelike device, for withdrawing and instilling fluids

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catheter (cath)

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stretched out (the bladder when filled with urine)

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distended

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agent that increases the formation and excretion of urine

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diuretic

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involuntary urination

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enuresis

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procedure for removing impurities from the blood because of the inability of the kidneys to do so.

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hemodialysis

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inability to control bladder or bowels

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incontinence

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to urinate or void

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micturate

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procedure for removing toxic wastes when the kidney is unable to do so. the peritoneal cavity is used as a receptacle for the fluid used in the dialysis

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peritoneal dialysis

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abnormal narrowing, such as a urethral stricture

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stricture

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receptacle for urine

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urinal

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passage of a catheter into the urinary bladder to withdraw urine

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urinary catheterization

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pertaining to the force and flow of urine within the urinary tract

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urodynamics

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to empty or evacuate waste material, especially urine

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void