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Vocabulary

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ACTH (ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE)   hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that stimulates the growth of the adrenal gland cortex and the secretion of cortisosterids.an increase in secretion occurs in resoponse to low level of circulating cortisol  
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AFFERENT   carrying toward a given point  
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CALCULI   abnormal hard mass composed of minerals and salts; commonly referred to as a stone  
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CONDUIT   channel or pipe conveying fluids  
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ESWL (EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY)   a noninvasive method that uses shock waves generated by an electrical discharge through water to pulverize calculi of the kidney  
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CORTEX   outer most part of a structure  
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GEROTA'S FASCIA   a fibrous capsule that encircles the kidney to aid in keeping the kidney in the correct anatomical position and to cushion it from injury  
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HILUM   the medial border of the kidney that is convex and receives the renal blood vessels  
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HIRSUTISM   abnormal hairiness, especially in woman  
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HYPERTROPHY   enlargement or overgrowth of a sructure due to an increase in the size of its cells  
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HYPOSPADIAS   a congenital abnormality characterized by the urethral opening located on the underside of the penis or on the perineum of the male, or in the vagina of the female  
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INCONTINENCE   inability to control excretory functions  
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INTRAVENOUS UROGRAM AKA INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAM (IVP)   diagnostic study that involves the injection of a contrast medium into a vein; the rediopaque material is filtered through the kidney and excreted providing an outline of the entire urologic system  
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MEDULLA   innermost part of a structure  
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PREPUCE   a fold of skin that forms a cover that can be pulled back, such as the foreskin of the penis and the fold around the clitoris  
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RETROPERIONEAL   referring to the space between the peritoneum and the posterior abdominal wall  
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STOMA   an incised opening that is kept open for drainage or other purposes  
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SUPRARENAL GLANDS   endocrine glands that rest on the superior portion of the kidneys; consists of cortex and medulla; the cortex secrets steroid-type hormones essential to the control of fluid and electrolyte balance; and the medulla secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine  
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TORSION   a condition of being twisted  
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TURP (TRANURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE)   the partial or full remobal of the prostate gland with a resectoscope that is placed through the urethra  
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UTI (URINARY TRACT INFECTION)   inflammation or infection of one or more organs or structures of the urinary system  
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VESICAL TRIGONE   an important anatomical landmark of the bladder formed by the two ureteral openings at the posterolateral angles, and the urethral opening at the inferior angle  
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