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Urinary Word List
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bladder | an expandable hollow organ which acts as a temporary reservoir for urine |
| Bowman capsule | part of the renal corpuscle; surrounds the glomerulus of the nephron |
| calculi | commonly called stones; usually composed of mineral salts |
| calyx | the cuplike division of the kidney pelvis (pl. calyces) |
| catheterization | to insert a catheter into a cavity to remove body fluid |
| cystitis | inflammation of the bladder |
| cystectomy | excision of the bladder |
| elimination | to remove, get rid of, exclude; also to pass urine from the bladder or stool from the bowel |
| excretion | the process of expelling material from the body |
| glomerulus | the microscopic cluster of capillaries within the Bowman capsule of the nephron |
| hematuria | blood in the urine |
| hilum | the recessed area of the kidney where the ureter and blood vessels enter |
| kidney | fist-sized organs in the abdominal cavity whose function is to cleanse or purify the blood |
| lithotriptor | a device that destroys urinary stones with laser technology |
| micturition | voiding |
| nephrolith | kidney stone |
| nephrolithiasis | presence of a kidney stone |
| nephrolysis | surgical separation of an inflamed kidney from adhesions |
| nephron | filtering units located in the kidney tissue that continually adjust body conditions to add or remove substances from the blood |
| nephrotomography | a study in which several planes of the kidney are visualized |
| pyelitis | inflammation of the renal pelvis |
| pyelolithotomy | removal of a stone from the renal pelvis by an incision |
| pyuria | pus in the urine |
| renal | pertaining to the kidney |
| renal artery | carries waste laden blood to the tubules within the kidney for purification |
| renal pelvis | an enlarged funnel-shaped extension of the ureter |
| renal vein | structure which carries the blood away from the kidney |
| residual | pertaining to that which is left as a residue |
| retention | inability to void urine which is present in the bladder |
| stricture | the narrowing of an opening, tube, or canal, such as the urethra or esophagus |
| uremia | toxic condition of nitrogenous wastes in the blood |
| ureter | a slender tube that conveys urine from the kidney to the bladder |
| ureterectasis | dilation of the ureter |
| ureterectomy | removal of a ureter |
| ureteropyelostomy | anastomosis of ureter and renal pelvis |
| ureterovesicostomy | reimplantation of a ureter into the bladder |
| urethra | a membranous tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body |
| urethrectomy | removal of the urethra |
| urethritis | inflammation of the urethra |
| urethropexy | surgical fixation of the urethra |
| urethroplasty | surgical repair of the urethra |
| urethroscopy | visual examination of the urethra |
| urinary system | eliminates harmful products in the blood and filters them through urination |
| urochrome | urine colour |
| urologist | one who specializes in the the study of the urinary system |
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