TCCAH60 Urology
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| Urology | study of the urinary system
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| renal | pertaining to the kidney
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| excretory | having the function of removing from the body
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| urinary | pertaining to the urinary system
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| fundus | top or dome of an organ (bladder)
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| peristalsis | contraction of the muscular wall of the ureters (or in the GI tract)
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| sphincter | muscular ring
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| hilum | part of an organ where structures such as blood vessels and nerves enter
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| urethra | tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body
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| ureter | tube that connects the kidneys to the bladder (through which urine travels)
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| vesical | descriptive word for the bladder
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| vesicle | small fluid-filled blister on the skin
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| nephron | functional unit of the kidney where urine is produced
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| micturition | urinating
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| nephrolithiasis | kidney stone
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| hydronephrosis | condition of enlargement of the kidney (usually due to obstruction)
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| hydroureter | enlargement of the ureter due to obstruction
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| glomerulonephritis | inflammation of the kidney and glomeruli due to complication of infection
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| caliectasis | condition of dilation of the calix
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| calculus | stone (calcified concretion in the body)
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| renal colic | spasm of the uretur or bladder due to a kidney stone scraping the mucosa
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| nephroptosis | abnormally low position of the kidney
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| polycystic kidney disease | congenital disease of multiple cysts on the kidneys which eventually destroy the nephrons
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| pyel/o- | pelvis or kidney
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| nephritis | inflammation of the kidney
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| nephr/o- | kidney;nephron
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| cystitis | inflammation of the bladder
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| cyst/o- | bladder;fluid filled sac;semisolid cyst
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| intersitial | pertaining to the space within the tissue
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| cystocele | hernia in which the bladder bulges through a weakness in the wall of the vagina or rectum
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| hypospadias | condition where the urethral meatus is found in an abnormal position on the underside of the shaft of the penis
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| anuria | absence of urine production
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| dysuria | painful or difficult urination
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| frequency | urinating often, usually in small amounts
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| urgency | strong urge to urinate and a sense of pressure in the bladder
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| pyuria | white blood cells (pus) in the urine, indicating an infection
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| glycosuria | glucose (sugar) in the urine
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| hematuria | blood in the urine - gross (visible to the naked eye) or microscopic
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| incontinence | an inability to voluntarily keep urine in the bladder (urinary)
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| ketonuria | ketone bodies in the urine (secondary to fat metabolization)
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| nocturia | increased need to urinate during the night
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| oliguria | decreased urine production due to kidney failure
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| (hemo)dialysis | procedure to mechanically filter and remove waste products from the blood of a patient in renal failure
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| catheterization | procedure in which a catheter (flexible tube) is placed in the bladder to drain the urine
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| nephrectomy | surgical removal of a kidney
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| lithotripsy | procedure that uses sound waves to break up a kidney stone
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