Question | Answer |
anuria | failure of the kidneys to produce urine |
bilirubinuria | the presence of bilirubin in the urine |
bladder catheterization | the passing of a sterile catheter thtough the urethra and into the bladder to remove urine |
diuresis | secretion and passage of large amounts of urine |
dysuria | difficult or pain urination |
frequency | the condition of having to urine to often |
glycosuria | the presence of glucose in the urine |
hematuria | blood present in the urine |
agglutination | the aggregation or uniting of separate particles into clumps or masses |
ketonuria | the presence of ketone bodies in the urine |
ketosis | an accumulation of large amounts of ketone bodies in the tissues & body fluids |
micturition | the act of voiding urine |
nephron | the functional unit of the kidney |
oliguria | decrease or scanty output of urine |
pH | the unit that describes the acidity or alkalinity of a solution |
polyuria | increased output of urine |
proteinuria | the presence of protein in the urine |
refractive index | the ratio of the velocity of light in air to the velocity of light in a solution |
refractometer | an instrument used to measure the refractive index of urine, which is an indirect measurement of the specific gravity of urine |
renal threshold | the concentration at which a substance in the blood that is not normally excreted by the kidneys begins to appear in the urine |
specific gravity | in urinalysis, it refers to the measurement of the amount of dissolved substances present in the urine compared with the same amount of distilled water |
supernatant | the clear liquid that remains at the top after a precipitate settles |
suprapubic aspiration | the passing of a sterile needle through the abdominal wall into the bladder to remove urine |
urinalysis | the physicial, chemical & microscopic analysis of urine |
void | to empty the bladder |
nocturia | excessive urination at night |
nocturnal enuresis | in ability to control urination during sleep (bed wetting) |
pyuria | pus in urine |
retention | inability to empty the bladder |
urgency | sudden urge to void |
urinary continence | inability to hold urine |
dribbling | involuntary loss of drops of urine |
hesitancy | difficulty in starting the flow of urine |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
cystitis | inflammation of the bladder |
renal calculi | kidney stone |
stricture | narrowing of passageway interfering movement of substance through it |
uremia | products normally in urine and excreted out becomes toxic |
urochrome | yellow pigment given off from breakdown of hemoglobin |
occult | hidden |
sediments | substances setting at the bottom of a liquid |
crenated | notched or scalloped in appearance |