Urinary System
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| Renal Failure/Kidney Failure | The inability of the kidney(s) to perform their functions.
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| Anuria/Anuresis | The complete suppression of urine formation by the kidneys.
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| Uremia/Uremic Poisoning | A toxic condition caused by excessive amount of urea and other waste products in the bloodstream.
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| Acute Renal Failure (ARF) | Has sudden onset and is characterized by remia. May be caused by a drop in blood volume or blood pressure due to injury or surgery.
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| Chronic Renal Failure (CRF) | A progressive idsease that may be caused by a variety of conditions when kidney function is isufficient. A transplantation or dialysis is required.
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| End-stage Renal Disease (ESRD) | The late stages of CRF.
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| Nephrotic Syndrome (NS) | A general group of kidney diseases.
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| Edema | Excessive fluid in the body tissue.
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| Hyperproteinuria | Abnormally high concentrations of protein (albumin) in the blood.
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| Hypoproteinuria | Abnormally low concentrations of protein (albumin) in the blood.
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| Nephrosis/Nephropathy | Diseases of the kidney.
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| Diabetic Nephropathy | A result of the damage to the kidney's capillary blood vessels tha's caused by long-term diabetes mellitus.
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| Glomerulonephritis | An inflammation of the kidney involving primarily the glomeruli.
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| Hydronephrosis | The dilationof the renal pelvis of one or both kidneys.
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| Nephrectasis | The distention of a kidney.
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| Nephritis | Inflammation of the kidney.
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| Nephroptosis/Floating Kidney | Downward displacement of the kidney.
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| Nephropyosis | Suppuration of the kidney.
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| Pyelitis | Inflammation of the renal pelvis.
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| Pyelonephritis | Inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney.
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| Renal Colic | An acute pain in the kidney area that is caused by blockage during the passage of kidney stones.
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| Stone/Calculus | An abnormal mineral deposit.
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| Nephrolithiasis | Disorder characterized by the presence of stones in the kidney.
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| Hydroureter | The distention of the ureter w/urine that can't flow because the ureter is blocked.
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| Ureterectais | The distention of a ureter.
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| Ureterorrhagia | The discharge of blood from the ureter.
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| Ureterostenosis | A stricture of the ureter.
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| Cystalgia/Cystodynia | Pain in the urinary bladder.
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| Cysitis | Inlammation of the bladder.
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| Interstital Cystitis | Inflammation in the wall of the bladder.
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| Cystocele | A hernia of the bladder through the vaginal wall.
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| Cystorrhagia | Bleeding from the bladder.
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| Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) | Usually begin in the bladder. These infections occur mor frequently in the women.
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| Vesicovaginal Fissure | An abnormal opening between the bladder and vagina.
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| Relux | Blockage of the urethra can cause urine to back up into the ureters.
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| Urethralgia | Pain in the urethra.
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| Urethritis | Inflamation of the urethra.
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| Urethrorrhagia | Bleeding from the urethra.
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| Urethrorrhea | Abnormal discharge from the urethra.
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| Urethrostenosis | Stricture or stenosis of the urethra.
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| Epispadias | A congenital abnormality where the urethral opening is located on the dorsal of the penis. Or the Urethral opening is in the region of the clitoris.
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| Hypospadias | A congenital abnormality where the urethral opening is on the undersurface of the penis. Or the urethral opening is into the vagina.
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| Paraspadias | A congenital abnormality where the urethral opening is on one side of the penis.
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| Diresis | The increased excretion of urine.
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| Dysuria | Difficult or painful urination.
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| Enuresis | The involuntary discharge of urine.
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| Nocturnal Enuresis/Bed-wetting | Durring sleep.
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| Nocturia | Excessive urination during the night.
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| Oliguria | Scanty urination.
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| Polyuria | Excessisve Urination.
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| Urinary Retention | The Inability to void or empty the bladder.
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| Incontinence | Inability to control ecretory functions.
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| Urinary Incontinence | Inability to control the voiding of urine.
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| Urinary Stress Incontinence | The inability to control the voiding of urine under physical stress.
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| Urge Incontinence | When urination occurs involuntarily as soon as an urgent desire to urinate is felt.
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| Catheterization | The insertion of a sterile catheter through the urethra and into the urinary bladder.
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| Cystoscopy | Visual examination of the urinary bladder.
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| Intravenous Pyelogram | A radiographic study of the kidneys and ureters where iodine is injected into a vein as a contras medium to define these structures more clearly.
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| KUB/Glat-plate of the abdomen | A radiographic study of these structures without the use of a contrast medium.
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| Intravenous Urography | The radiographic visualiation of the urinary tract w/the use of a contrast medium.
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| Excretory Urography | Traces the action of the kidney as it processes and excretes dye injected into the bloodstream.
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| Retrograde Urography | A radiograph of the urinary system taken after dye has been placed in the urethra through a sterile catheter and caused to flow upward through the urinary tract.
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| Cytography | A radiographic examination of the bladder after instillation of a contrast medium via a urethral catheter.
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| Voiding Vystourethrography | A fluoroscope is used to examine the flow of urin from the bladder and through the urethra.
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| Urinalysis | The examination of urine to determine the presence of abnormal elements.
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| Diuretics | Medication given to increase urine secretion to rid the body of excess sodium and water.
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| Dialysis | Procedure to remove waste products from the blood of patients whose kidneys don't function.
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| Peritoneal Dialysis | The lining of the peritoneal cavity acts as the filter to remove waste from the blood.
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| Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) | Provides ongoing dialysis as the patient goes about his daily life.
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| Continuous Cycling Peritoneal Dialysis (CCPD) | Uses a machine to cycle the dialysis fluid during the night.
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| Renal Transplantation/Kidney Transplant | Grafting of a donor kidney into the body to replace the recipient's kidneys.
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| -chrome | color
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| glomerul/o | glomeruli
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| pyel | pelvis
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| -lithiasis | presence of stones
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| vesic/o | bladder
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| para- | beside
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| diur/o | increasing the output of urine
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| -pexy | surgical fixation
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| -tripsy | crush
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| meat/o | meatus
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