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Urinary

TermDefinition
albumin/o protein
cyst/o bladder/sac
dips/o thirst
glomerul/o glomerulus
gluc/o sugar
ket/o ketone bodies
lith/o stone
meat/o opening
nephr/o kidney
pyel/o renal pelvis
ren/o kidney
ur/o urine
ureter/o ureter
urethr/o urethra
vesic/o bladder/sac
kidneys structures that excrete urine, remove waste from blood and reclaim electrolytes and water
nephron the functional unit of the kidney consisting of the renal corpuscle, proximal tubule, nephron loop and distal tubule
ureter tubes that carry urine from kidney to bladder
urinary bladder sac that holds urine to be excreted
urethra tube that carries urine from bladder to outside the body
urea waste product formed in the liver and filtered out of the blood by the kidneys
creatinine waste product of muscle metabolism that is filtered out of blood by kidneys
proteinuria presence of protein in the urine
anuria lack of urine formation
dysuria painful urination
enuresis involuntary discharge of urine from bladder
glucosuria sugar in the urine
hematuria blood in the ruine
ketonuria ketone bodies in the urine
pyuria pus in urine
urinary retention inability to void
PKD polycystic kidney disease; multiple cysts that form in the kidney causing destruction of normal tissue and can lead to renal failure
hydronephrosis pooling of urine in dilated areas of renal pelvis and calices casued by obstruction of urine outflow
nephrolithiasis kidney stones
urethral stenosis narrowing of the urethra
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