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Urinary Terms

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Definition
VOIDING   emptying of the bladder  
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UROSEPSIS   life-threatening blood-stream infection  
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STOMA   opening in the abdominal wall  
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RESIDUAL URINE   volume of urine remaining in the bladder after normal voiding  
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UROMETER   device for measuring frequent and small amounts of urine from an indwelling urinary catheter  
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PROTEINURIA   abnormally large amounts of protein in the urine  
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MICTURITION   complex interaction between the bladder, urinary sphincter and central nervous system  
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URINE HAT   collects urine in the toilet  
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GRADUATED MEASURING CONTAINER   measures urine volume  
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URINARY INCONTINENCE   involuntary loss of urine  
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URINARY REFLUX   back flow of urine  
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HEMATURIA   presence of blood in the urine  
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URINARY DIVERSION   section of the intestine to create a storage reservoir/conduit for urine  
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DYSURIA   pain/discomfort associated with voiding  
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URINARY CATHETERIZATION   placement of a tube through the urethra into the bladder to drain urine  
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BACTERURIA   bacteria in the urine  
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URETEROSTOMY   (ileal conduit) a permanent incontinent urinary diversion created by transplanting the ureters into a closed-off portion of the intestinal ileium  
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SUPRAPUBIC CATHETER   urinary drainage tube inserted surgically into the bladder through the abdominal wall above the symphysis bladder  
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BACTEREMIA   life-threatening blood-stream infection  
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