Term | Definition |
anuria | failure to the kidneys to produce urine |
bilirubinria | the presence of bilrubin in the urine |
bladder catheterization | the passing of a 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 | condition of having the urinate ofter |
glycosuria | the presence of glucose in the urine |
hematuria | blood presence in the urine |
ketonuria | presence of ketone bodies in the urine |
ketosis | accumulation of large amounts of ketone bodies in the tissues and body fluids |
micturition | act of voiding urine |
nephron | functional units of the kidney |
nocturia | excessive urination during the night |
nocturnal enuresis | inability of an individual to control urination at night during sleep |
oliguria | decreased or scanty output of urine |
pH | unit that describes the alkalinity of a solution |
polyuria | increased output of urine |
proteinuria | presence of protein in the urine |
pyuria | presence in the urine |
renal threshold | concentration at which a substance in the blood that is not normally excreted by the kidney begins to appear in the urine |
retention | inability to empty the bladder. urine is beginning produced normally but is not being voided |
supernatant | clear liquid that remains through the abdominal wall into the bladder to remove urine |
urgency | immediate need to urinate |
urinalysis | physical, chemical, microscopic analyses of urine |
urinary incontinence | inability to retain |
void | to empty bladder |