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albumin/o
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albumin
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-ation
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process
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-esis
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action, process, or result of
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glycos/o
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sugar
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olig/o
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few, scant
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ur/o
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urine or urinary tract
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urin/o
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urine
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-uria
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urine or urination
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-ary
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pertaining to
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cyst/o
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bladder
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glomerul/o
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glomerulus
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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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inter-
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between
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ren/o
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kidney
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dist/o
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far or distant
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peri-
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around
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proxim/o
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nearer the origin
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where urine is stored until urination
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urinary bladder
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the complete functional unit of the kidney
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nephron
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tube which urine passes from the kidney
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ureter
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tubular passage by which urine is discharged from the bladder
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urethra
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softening of the kidney
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nephromalacia
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pertaining to the urethra
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urethral
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the term of enlargement of one or both kidneys
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nephromegaly
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pertaining to the ureter
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ureteral
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the presence of ketones in the urine
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ketonuria
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an acute nephritis in which the glomeruli of the kidney are inflammed
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glomerulonephritis
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inflammation of the renal pelvis
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pyelitis
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presence of kidney stones
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nephrolithiasis
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inflammation of the bladder
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cystitis
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examination of the bladder
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cystoscopy
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inability to empty the bladder
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urinary retention
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urinary output of less than 100 mL a day
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anuria
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examination inside the bladder with a special instrument passed through the urethra
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cystoscopy
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a condition of degenerative changes in kidneys that does not involve inflammation
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nephrosis
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a record produced by x-ray examination of the urinary tract after injection of radiopaque material
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intravenous urogram
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albuminuria
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protein in the urine
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glycosuria
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sugar in the urine
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hematuria
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blood in the urine
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pyuria
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pus in the urine
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excision of a kidney
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nephrectomy
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surgical incision of the kidney to remove a stone from the renal pelvis
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pyelolithotomy
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a procedure that is performed by inserting an instrument through or across the wall of the urethra
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transurethral resection
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process of diffusing blood through a membrane to remove toxic materials and maintain proper chemical balance
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hemodialysis
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list 4 substances that are not normally detected in urine
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blood, ketones, protein, and sugar
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List 1 substance that is normally found in urine
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urea
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nephromegaly
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renal enlargement
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instrument used for surgically crushing a stone
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lithotrite
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passage of tubular, flexible instrument into body channel or cavity for withdrawal of fluid or introduction of fluid
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catheterization
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excision of a calculus from the renal pelvis
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pyelolithotomy
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absence of urination of production of less than 100 mL of urine per day
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anuria
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inflammation of the kidney
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nephritis
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inability to control urination
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incontinence
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instrument used in cystoscopy
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cystoscope
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ultrasonic scanning of the kidney
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nephrosonography
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blood in the urine
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hematuria
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functional unit of the kidney
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nephron
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examination of the bladder
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cystoscopy
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inflammation of the renal pelvis
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pyelitis
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kidney dialysis
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hemodialysis
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new opening into the renal pelvis
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pyelostomy
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presence of kidney stones
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nephrolithiasis
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surgical fixation of prolapsed kideny
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nephropexy
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surgical repair of a ureter
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ureteroplasty
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dysuria
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difficult or painful urination
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ureteroscopy
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visual examination
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cystocele
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a bladder hernia that protrudes into the vagina
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nephrosis
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a condition in which there are degenerative changes in the kidneys but no inflammation
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nephrotoxic
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destructive to kidney tissue
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polycystic kidney disease
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a hereditary disorder characterized by hundreds of fluid-filled cysts throughout both kidneys
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polyp
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a tumor found on mucosal surface such as the inner lining of the bladder
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renal failure
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failure of the kidney to perform its essential functions. Acute renal failure is a critical situation
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renal insufficiency
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the reduced ability of the kidney to perform its functions
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retrograde urography
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x-ray examination of the renal pelvis and ureter after injection of a contrast medium into the renal pelvis.
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urinary retention
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inability to empty the bladder
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urinary tract infection (UTI)
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an infection of the urinary tract
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voiding cystourethrogram
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an x-ray record of the bladder and urethra. After the bladder has been filled with a contrast medium x-rays are taken while the patient is expelling urine
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