Question | Answer |
Anuria | Failure of the kidneys to produce urine |
Bilirubinuria | The presence of bilirubin in the urine |
Bladder catheterization | The passing of sterile catheter through the urethra and into the bladder to remove urine |
Diuresis | Secretion and passage of large amounts of urine |
Dysuria | Difficult or painful urination |
Frequency | The condition of having to urinate often |
Glycosuria | The presence of glucose in the urine |
Hematuria | Blood present in the urine |
Ketonuria | The presence of ketone bodies in the urine |
Ketosis | An accumulation of large amounts of ketone bodies in the tissues and body fluids |
Micturition | The act of voiding urine |
Nephron | The functional unit of the kidney |
Nocturia | Excessive (voluntary) urination during the night |
Nocturnal enuresis | Inability of an individual to control urination at night during sleep (bedwetting) |
Oliguria | Decreased 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 |
Pyuria | The presence of pus in the 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 |
Retention | The inability to empty the bladder. The urine is being produced normally but is not being voided |
Specific gravity | The weight of a substance compared with the weight of an equal volume of a substance known as the standard. |
Supernatant | The clear liquid that remains at the top after precipitate settles |
Suprapubic aspiration | The passing of a sterile needle through the abdominal wall into the bladder to remove urine |
Urgency | The immediate need to urinate |
Urinalysis | The physical, chemical, and microscopic analyses of urine |
Urinary incontinence | The inability to retain urine |
Void | To empty the bladder |
Dribbling | Involuntary loos of drops of urine |
Hesitancy | Difficulty in starting (initiating) the flow of urine |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
Cystitis | Inflammation of the bladder |
Renal calculi | Kidney stones |
Stricture | Narrowing of passageway interfering with the movement of substances through it |
Uremia | Products normally in urine and excreted out. Becomes toxic |
Urochrome | yellow pigment given off from the breakdown of hemoglobin |
Occult | Invisible or hidden |
Sediment | Substances settling at the bottom of a liquid |
Crenated | Notched or scalloped in appearance |