Urinary System (Medical Terminolgy: A Living Language)

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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nephr/o

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kidney

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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nephroptosis

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drooping kidney

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nephrotomy

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incision into a kidney

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ureterectasis

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ureter dilation

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urethrostenosis

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narrowing of the urethra

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oliguria

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condition of scanty amount of urine

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azotemia

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accumulation of nitrogenous waste in bloodstream. occurs when kidney fails to filter these from blood

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enuresis

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involuntary discharge of urine after the age by which bladder control should have been established

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renal colic

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pain caused by a kidney stone

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stricture

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narrowing of a passageway in the urinary system

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acute tubular necrosis

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damage to the renal tubules due to presence of toxins in the urine or to ischemia. results in oliguria

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diabetic nephropathy

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accumulation of damage to the glomerulus capillaries due to the chronic high blood sugars of diabetes mellitus

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hydronephrosis

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distention of the renal pelvis due to urine collecting in the kidney; often a result of the obstruction of ureter

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Wilm's tumor

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Malignant kidney tumor found most often in children

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bladder neck obstruction

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blockage of the bladder outlet. Often by an enlarged prostate in males

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cystocele

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hernia or protrusion of the urinary bladder into the wall of the vagina

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interstitial cystitis

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inflammation and irritation of the bladder. Most common in middle-aged women

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neurogenic bladder

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loss of nervous control that leads to retention; may be caused by spinal cord injury or MS

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blood urea nitrogen

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measures kidney function by the level of nitrogenous waste (urea) in the blood

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creatinine clearance

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test of kidney function. creatinine is waste product cleared from blood by kidney. Urine collected for 24 hours and creatinine levels are compared with blood levels

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excretory urography

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injecting dye into the bloodstream and then taking an x-ray to trace the action of the kidney as it excretes the dye

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retrograde pyelogram

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diagnostic x-ray in which dye is inserted through the urethra to outline the bladder, ureters, and renal pelvis

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voiding cystourethrography

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x-ray taken to visualize the urethra while the patient is voiding after a contrast dye has been placed in the bladder

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cystoscopy

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visual exam of bladder using a cystoscope

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extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

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uses ultrasound waves to break up stones

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peritoneal dialysis

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removal of toxic waste substances from the body by placing warm chemically balanced solutions into the peritoneal cavity. Wastes are filtered out of the blood across the peritoneum.

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meatotomy

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incision into the meatus in order to enlarge the opening of the urethra

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nephrolithotomy

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surgical incision to directly remove stones from the kidney