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Azotaemia |
having urea and other nitrogenous elements in ananimal's blood? |
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Uraemia |
Waste in the blood; may alsobe referred to as uremic poisoning? |
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anuria |
lack of production of urinein an animal's body |
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oliguria |
medical condition in which there is not enoughurination |
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polyuria |
excess urine production |
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polydipsia |
excessive thirst |
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nephritis |
inflamed kidney |
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pyelonephritis |
inflammation of the kidney tissue, calyces, andrenal pelvis. It is commonly caused by bacterial infection that has spread upthe urinary tract or travelled through the bloodstream to the kidneys. "pyelitis"which means inflammation of the pelvis and calyces. |
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glomerulonephritis |
glomeruli becomes inflamed |
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dysuria |
difficulty/pain urinating |
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stranguria |
urination is slow and painful |
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haematuria |
blood in urine |
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pollakiuria |
frequent urination |
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micturation |
excretion of urine |
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ischaemia |
blood deficiency |
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proteinuria |
protein in the urine |
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hyper/hypo kalaemia |
higher/lower levels of potassium in blood than normal |
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hyper/hypo natraemia |
high/low levels of sodium in blood body |
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urolithiasis |
medical condition in which the bladder is filledin full or in part with bladder stones. |
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cystitis |
inflammation of the urinary bladder |
