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Definition
urinary bladder   muscular sac that holds urine and releases it to leave the body through urethra  
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kidney   organ behind the abdomen that makes urine by filtering wastes from the blood  
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renal pelvis   central section of the kidney  
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ureter/o   tube leading form the kidney to urinary bladder  
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urethr/o   tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of body  
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pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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cyst/o   urinary bladder  
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vesic/o   urinary bladder  
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nephr/o   kidney  
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ren/o   kidney  
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pyelogram   x-ray of renal pelvis  
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urethritis   infl. of urethra  
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intraversical   pert. within the urinary bladder  
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cystoscopy   visual examination of urinary bladder  
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ureterectomy   resection of a ureter  
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dysuria   painful urination  
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hematuria   blood in the urine  
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uremia   high level of urea in bloodstream  
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nephrolithiasis   abnormal condition of kidney stones  
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albuminuria   abnormal condition of protein in urine  
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anuria   no urine production  
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glycosuria   sugar in urine  
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blood urea nitrogen   test kidney function  
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BUN   nitrogenous wast in blood  
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VCUG voiding cystourethrogram   x-ray images taken as patient expelling urine  
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lithotripsy   shock wave beamed into patient to crush stone in kidney or ureter  
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retrograde pyelogram   x-ray images of ureters, bladder and urethra  
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urinary catheterization   tube is passed through the urethra into th urinary bladder for short or long term drainage of urine  
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creatinine clearance test (Ccr),   which measures the rate at which creatinine concentration in a blood sample is excreted in the urine over a 24-hour period  
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creatinine   a crystalline end product of creatine metabolism, C 4 H 7 N 3 O, occurring in urine, muscle, and blood.  
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glomerular filtration rate (GFR),   which is used to document stages of kidney disease  
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extracorporeal   Occurring or situated outside the body.  
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extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL).   shock waves crush stones eventual passage from the body with urine  
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peritoneal dialysis   The removal of soluble substances and water from the body by transfer across the peritoneum, utilizing a solution which is intermittently introduced into and removed from the peritoneal cavity.  
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hemodialysis (HD)   Removal of certain elements (impurities or wastes) from the blood, performed by diffusion of the blood through a semipermeable membrane; used in the treatment of renal failure and other toxic conditions  
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kidney, ureter, and bladder   (KUB) x-ray without contrast material  
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