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Bonewit chap 16
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| agglutination | aggregation of uniting of separate particles into clumps or masses |
| bilirubinuria | presence of bilirubin in the urine |
| bladder catheterization | passing of a sterile catheter through the urethra and into the bladder to remove urine. |
| glycosuria | presence of glucose in the urine |
| ketonuria | presence of ketone bodies in the urine |
| ketosis | accumulation of large amounts of ketone bodies in the tissues and body fluids |
| micturition | act of voiding urine |
| nephron | functional unit of the kidney |
| oliguria | decreased or scanty output of urine |
| pH | unit that describes the acidity or alkalinity of a solution |
| polyuria | increased output of urine |
| proteinuria | presence of protein in the urine |
| refractive index | ratio of the velocity of light in air to the velocity of light in a solution |
| refractometer(clinical) | an instrument used to measure the refractive index of urine, which is an indirect measurement of the specific gravity of urine. |
| renal threshold | concentration at which a substance in the blood that is not normally excreted by the kidneys begins to appear in the urine |
| specific gravity | weight of a substance compared with the weight of an equal volume of a substance known as the standard |
| supernatant | clear liquid that remains at the top after a precipitate settles |
| suprapubic aspiration | the passing of a sterile needle through the abdominal wall into the bladder to remove urine |
| urinalysis | physical, chemical, and microscopic analysis of urine |
| void | to empty the bladder |