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Fundamental
Urinary Terms
Term | Definition |
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Voiding | Emptying of the bladder |
Urosepsis | Organism in the bloodstream |
Stoma | Artificial created opening between a body cavity and the body surface |
Residual Urine | Volume of urine remaining in the bladder after a normal voiding |
Urometer | Device for measuring frequent and small amount of urine from a catheter |
Proteinuria | Protein in the urine |
Micturition | Act of passing or expelling urine voluntarily through the urethra |
Urine Hat | Receptacle for collecting urine that fits the toilet |
Graduated Measuring Container | Receptacle for volume measurement |
Urinary Incontinence | Inability to control urination |
Urinary Reflux | Abnormal backflow of urine |
Hematuria | Abnormal presence of blood in the urine |
Urinary Diversion | Surgical diversion of the drainage of urine, such as ureterostomy |
Dysuria | Painful urination resulting from bacteria infection of the bladder |
Urinary Catheterization | Introduction of a catheter into a body cavity or organ to inject or remove urine |
Bacteruria | Presence of bacteria in the urine |
Ureterostomy | Diversion of urine away from a diseased or defective bladder through an artifical opening in the skin |
Suprapubic Catheter | Catheter surgically inserted through abdomen into the bladder |
Bacteremia | Organism in the bloodstream |