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157 Cards in this Set
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without, absence
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a-
an- |
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passing through
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dia-
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within
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en-
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on top of
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epi-
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under
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hypo-
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protein
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albumin
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urea, nitrogen
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azot
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developing cell, germ cell, bud
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blast
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bladdr, sac
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cyst
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little ball, glomerulus
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glomerul
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sweet, sugar
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gluc, glyc, glycos
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water
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hydr
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ketone
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keton
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stone
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lithe
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opening, passage
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meat
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kidney
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nephr
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night
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noct
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few in number
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olig
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pus
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py
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renal pelvis
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pyel
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kidney
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ren
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rip, tear
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spadias
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cut, section
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tom
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ureter
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ureter
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urethra
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urethr
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urine
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urin, ur
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bladder, sac
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vesic
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hernia, swelling, protrusion
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-cele
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falling downward
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-ptosis
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surgical crushing
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-tripsy
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nourishment, development
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-trophy
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urination
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-uresis
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urine, urination
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-uria
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coiled capillary tucked within the space of a Bowman's capsule through which blood passes
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glomerulus
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the external opening of the urethra
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urinary meatus
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subunits of each kidney
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nephron
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membrane enclosed basin that collects urine
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renal pelvis
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outer protion of the interior of a kidney
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renal cortex
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inner portion of the interior of a kidney
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renal medulla
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composed of the Bowman's capsule and the glomerulus
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renal corpuscle
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long, twisting part of a nephron
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renal tubule
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paired narrow tubes that conduct urine from each kidney to the posterior part of the urinary bladder
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ureters
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tube that conveys urine from the urinary bladder to the exterior through the urinary meatus
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urethra
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an involuntary muscle that keeps urine from entering the urethra while stored in the bladder
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internal urethral sphincter
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voluntary muscle that prevents or allows urine to be released
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external urethral sphincter
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hollow muscular organ at the base of the pelvic cavity, serves as a temporary reservoir for urine
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urinary bladder
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yellowish liquid waste normally 95 percent water and 5 percent electrolytes and waste
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urine
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named for it's 18th century discoverer. ball shaped strcted located at one end of a nephron
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Bowman's Capsule
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the concave side of a kidney which receives the renal artery, renal vein, nerves and a ureter
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hilum
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pair of organs located against the posterior abdominal wall on each side of the vertebral column
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kidneys
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the release of urine, voiding
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micturition
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presence of albumin
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albuminuria
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inability to pass urine
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anuresis
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absence of urine
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anuria
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abnormally high urea and other nitrogenous compounds in the blood
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azotemia
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presence of bacteria in the urine
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bacteriuria
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condition of urine passing
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diuresis
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difficulty or pain in urination
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dysuria
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to void urine, involuntary release of urine
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enuresis
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presence of glucose in the urine
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glycosuria
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presence of blood in the urine
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hematuria
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presence of ketone bodies in the urine
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ketonuria
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urination at night
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nocturia
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reduced urination
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oliguria
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excessive urination
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polyuria
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presence of protein in the urine
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proteinuria
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presence of pus in the urine
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pyuria
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inflammation of the urinary bladder
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cystitis
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protrusion of the urinary bladder
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cystocele
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a stone in the urinary bladder
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cystolith
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congenital defect resulting in the urinary meatus postitioned on the dorsal surface of the penis, in the female dorsal to the clitoris
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epispadias
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inflammation of the glomeruli within a kidney
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glomerulonephritis
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condition of water in a kidney, usually caused by obstruction and backup of urine
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hydronephrosis
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congenital defect in which the urinary meatus opens on the underside of the penis, female opening is within the vagina
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hypospadias
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involuntary discharge of urine which may also refer to the inability to prevent the discharge of feces
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incontinence
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inflammation of a kidney
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nephritis
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tumor orignating from a kidney that includes developing embryonic cells
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nephroblastoma
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excessive development of a kidney resulting in an abnormal growth in size
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nephrohypertrophy
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presence of one or more stones in a kidney
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nephrolithiasis
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tumor origninating from a kidney
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nephroma
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enlargement of a kidney
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nephromegaly
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condition of a drooped kideny position which occurs when the kidney is no longer held in it's proper position
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nephroptosis
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a kidney condition characterized by the presence of many polyps, resutling in the loss of functional tissue
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polycystic kidney
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inflammation of a the renal pelvis
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pyelitis
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inflammation of the renal pelvis and nephrons
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pyelonephritis
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stones in a kidney
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renal calculi
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elevated blood pressure caused by kidney disease
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renal hypertension
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abnormal narrowing as in urethral structure
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stricture
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an excess of urea and other nitrogenous wastes 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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protustion of a ureter
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ureterocele
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presence of stones in a ureter
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ureterolithiasis
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condtion of a narrowed ureter
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ureterostenosis
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inflammation of the urethra and urinary bladder
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urethrocystitis
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abnormal accumulation of urine in the urinary bladder resulting from an inability to void
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urinary retention
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an acute stoppage of urine formation by the kidneys
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urinary suppression
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infection of urinary organs usually the urethra and bladder
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urinary tract infection
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clinical lab test that measures urea concentration in a sample of blood as an indicator of kidney function
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blood urea nitrogen
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protein that is a normal component of urine as a result of muscle metabolism
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creatinine
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excision of the urinary bladder
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cystography
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x ray technique of imaging the urinary bladder
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cystography
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incision into the urinary bladder to remove a stone
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cystolithotomy
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surgical repair of the urinary bladder
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cystoplasty
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x ray technique that images the urinary bladder and reval pelvis
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cystopyelography
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suturing of the urinary bladder wall
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cystorrhaphy
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use of modified endoscope known as a cystoscope to visually examine the urinary bladder
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cystoscopy
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surgical creation of an artificial opening into the urinary bladder to provide an alternate exit pathway for urine
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cystostomy
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incision into the urinary bladder
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cystotomy
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x ray technique imaging the urinary bladder and ureters
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cystoureterography
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x ray technique imaging the urinary bladder and the urethra
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cystourethrography
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a surgical procedure that destroys living tissue with an electric spark
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fulguration
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procedure that removes nitrogenous wastes and excess ions from the blood replacing the normal function of the kidneys as an intervention for kidney failure
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hemodialysis
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an x ray procedure that images the abdomen
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kidney, ureter, and bladder x ray
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surgical technique that crushes stones
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lithotripsy
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a gradual reduction of symptoms of an acute disease
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lysis
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use of a modified endoscope
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meatoscopy
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an incision made to enlarge the urinary meatus
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meatotomy
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excision of a kidney
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nephrectomy
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an x ray technique imaging a kidney
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nephrography
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freeing of the kidney from inglammatory adhesions
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nephrolysis
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surgical fixation of an abnormally mobile kidney
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nephropexy
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use of a modified endoscope knows as nephroscope
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nephroscopy
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ultrasound procedure in which a kidney is imaged with the use of sound waves
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nephrosonogrpahy
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surgical creation of an artificial opening into the kidney between the renal pelvis and kidney
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nephrostomy
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x ray technique imaging the kidney using sectional x ray exposures
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nephrotomography
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a procedure in which toxic wastes are removed from the peritoneal cavity reservoir
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peritoneal dialysis
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incision into the renal pelvis to remove a stone
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pyelithotomy
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x ray image of the renal pelvis
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pyelogram
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surgical repair of the renal pelvis usually involving the removal of an obstruction
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pyeloplasty
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surgical creation of an artificial opening into the renal pelvis to provide an alternate exit route for urine
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pyelostomy
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a surgical procedure in which a donor kidney usually obtained from a close relative is implanted
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renal transplant
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a nuclear medicine test using a radioactive substance to highlight internal aspects of a kidney
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renography
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the relative concentration of water molecules in a liquid sample
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specific gravity
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excision of a ureter
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ureterectomy
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x ray image of the ureters
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ureterogram
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surgical creation of an artificial opening through the ureter to provide an alternate exit route for urine
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ureterostomy
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incision into the wall of a ureter
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ureterotomy
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surgical fixation of the urethra to correct stress incontinence
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urethropexy
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surgical repair of the urethra
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urethroplasty
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use of a modified endoscope known as a urethroscope to visually examine the urethra
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urethroscopy
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surgical creation of an artificial opening into the urethra to establish an alternate exit route for urine
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urethrostomy
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incision into the urethra
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urethrotomy
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clinical lab tests performed on a urine specimen
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urinalysis
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insertion of a catheter, a flexible tube for channeling fluids into the urinary bladder to drain urine
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urinary catheterization
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use of an endoscope to view internal structures of the urinary system
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urinary endoscopy
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instrument that measures the water density of urine
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urinometer
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a surgery performed to stabilize the urinary bladder position as a treatment for stress incontinence
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vesicourethral suspension
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not
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im-
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through, across, beyond
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trans-
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male
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andr
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glans penis
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balan
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epididymis
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epididym
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testis, testicle
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orch, orchid, orchi
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penis
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pen
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prostate gland
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prostat
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seed, sperm
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semin
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seed, sperm
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sperm, spermat
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