Urinary system and abbreviations
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| Kidneys | Two bean shaped located on each side of the hip
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| Nephron | Urine producing microscopic structure
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| Glomerulus | Cluster of caterpillars at the entrance of the nephron
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| Renal pelvis | Funnel shaped reservoir that collects the urine and passes to the ureter
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| Hilum | Indentation on the medial side of the kidney
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| Ureters | Two slender tubes about 10 to 13 inches long that receive the urine from kidneys
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| Urinary bladder | Muscular hollow organ that temporlary holds the urine as it fills
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| Urethra | Lowest part of the urine tract through which the urine passes from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body
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| Urinary meatus | Opening through which the urine passes to the outside
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| peritoneal dialysis | procedure for removing toxic wastes when the kidneys are unable to do so
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| stricture | abnormal narrowing such as a urethral stricture
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| urinal | receptacle for urine
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| urinary catheterization | passage of a catheter into the urinary bladder to withdraw urine
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| urodynamics | pertaining to the force and flow of urine within the urinary tract
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| ARF | Acute Renal Failure
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| BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen
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| Cath | Catherterization, Catheter
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| CKD | Chronic Kidney Disease
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| ESRD | End Stage Renal Disease
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| ESWL | Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithortripsy
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| HD | Hemodialysis
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| IVP | Intravenous Pyelogram
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| IVU | Intravenous Urogram
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| OAB | Overractive Bladder
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| SG | Specific Gravity
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| UA | Urinalysis
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| UTI | Urinary Tract Infection
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| VCUG | Voiding Cystourethrethrogram
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| -trophy | Nourishment; development
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| Urin/o ur/o | Urine urinary tract
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| Lith/o | Stones calculus
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| -iasis. -esis | Condition
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| Meat/o | Meatus (opening)
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| Albumin/o | Albumin
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| -ptosis | Drooping; sagging; prolapse
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| Noct/i | Night
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| Blast/o | Developing cell; germ cell
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| -uria | Urine; urination
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| Urethr/o | Urethra
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| Hydr/o | Water
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| -tripsy | Surgical crushing
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| Pyle/o | Renal pelvis
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| Glomerul/o | Glomerulus
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| -lysis | Loosening; dissolution; separating
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| Nephr/o ren/o | Kidney
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| Azot/o | Urea; nitrogen
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| -rrhaphy | Suturing; repairing
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| Olig/o | Scanty; few
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| Cyst/o vesic/o | Bladder; sac
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| Ureter/o | Ureter
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| Glyc/o glycos/o | sugar
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