Terminology
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| cyst/o, vesic/o | show 🗑
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| show | glomerulus
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| show | meatus (opening)
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| show | kidney
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| pyel/o | show 🗑
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| show | ureter
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| urethr/o | show 🗑
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| albumin/o | show 🗑
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| show | urea, nitrogen
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| blast/o | show 🗑
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| glyc/o, glycos/o | show 🗑
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| show | water
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| lith/o | show 🗑
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| show | night
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| show | scanty, few
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| son/o | show 🗑
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| tom/o | show 🗑
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| urin/o, ur/o | show 🗑
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| show | record, radiographic image
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| show | condition
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| -lysis | show 🗑
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| show | enlargement
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| -ptosis | show 🗑
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| -rrhaphy | show 🗑
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| -tripsy | show 🗑
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| -trophy | show 🗑
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| show | urine, urination
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| show | two bean-shaped organs located on each side of the vertebral column on the posterior wall of the abdominal cavity behind the parietal peritoneum. Their function is to remove waste products from the blood & to aid in maintaining water & electrolytes.
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| show | urine-producing microscopic structure. Approximately 1 million nephrons are located in each kidney.
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| glomerulus (pl. glomeruli) | show 🗑
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| renal pelvis | show 🗑
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| hilum | show 🗑
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| ureters | show 🗑
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| urinary bladder | show 🗑
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| show | lowest part of the urinary tract, through which the urine passes from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body. This narrow tube varies in length by sex. It is approximately 1.5 inches/3.8 cm long in females & approximately 8 inches/20 cm in males.
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| urinary meatus | show 🗑
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| cystitis | show 🗑
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| cystocele | show 🗑
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| cystolith | show 🗑
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| show | inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney
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| show | abnormal condition of water in the kidney (distension of the renal pelvis with urine because of an obstruction)
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| show | inflammation of a kidney
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| nephroblastoma | show 🗑
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| show | excessive development (increase in size) of the kidney
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| nephrolithiasis | show 🗑
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| nephroma | show 🗑
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| show | enlargement of the kidney
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| show | drooping kidney
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| show | inflammation of the renal pelvis
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| show | inflammation of the renal pelvis & the kidney
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| uremia | show 🗑
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| show | inflammation of a ureter
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| ureterocele | show 🗑
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| show | condition of stones in the ureters
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| show | narrowing of the ureter
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| urethrocystitis | show 🗑
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| show | congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located on the upper surface of the penis
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| show | congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located on the underside of the penis; a similar defect can occur in the female
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| polysystic kidney disease | show 🗑
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| renal calculus (pl. calculi) | show 🗑
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| renal hypertension | show 🗑
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| sepsis | show 🗑
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| show | abnormal accumulation of urine in the bladder because of an inability to urinate
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| show | sudden stoppage of urine formation
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| urinary tract infection (UTI) | show 🗑
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| acute renal failure (ARF) | show 🗑
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| chronic renal failure (CRF) | show 🗑
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| show | is what chronic renal failure is called when kidney function is too poor to sustain life
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| show | excision of the bladder
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| cystolithotomy | show 🗑
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| cystorrpaphy | show 🗑
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| cystostomy | show 🗑
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| show | incision of the bladder
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| show | surgical crushing of a stone
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| show | incision of the meatus
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| show | excision of a kidney
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| nephrolysis | show 🗑
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| show | surgical fixation of the kidney
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| show | incision through the kidney to the renal pelvis to remove a stone
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| show | creation of an artificial opening into the kidney
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| pyelolithotomy | show 🗑
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| pyeloplasty | show 🗑
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| show | excision of a ureter
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| show | creation of an artificial opening into the ureter
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| urethroplasty | show 🗑
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| vesicourethral suspension | show 🗑
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| stress incontinence | show 🗑
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| extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), also called SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY (SWL) | show 🗑
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| show | destruction of living tissue with an electric spark (a method commonly used to remove bladder growths)
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| renal transplant | show 🗑
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| show | radiographic image of the bladder
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| show | radiographic imaging of the bladder
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| intravenous urogram (IVU) | show 🗑
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| show | radiographic image of the kidney
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| show | radiographic imaging of the kidney
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| nephrosonography | show 🗑
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| show | sectional radiographic image of the kidney
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| renogram | show 🗑
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| retrograde urogram | show 🗑
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| voiding cystourethropraphy (VCUG) | show 🗑
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| show | instrument used for visual examination of the bladder
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| show | visual examination of the bladder
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| meatoscope | show 🗑
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| meatoscopy | show 🗑
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| nephroscopy | show 🗑
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| show | visual examination of the ureter
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| show | instrument used for visual examination of the urethra
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| urinometer | show 🗑
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| KUB (kidney, ureter, & bladder) | show 🗑
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| show | a blood test that measures the amount of urea in the blood; used to determine kidney function. An increased BUN indicates renal dysfunction.
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| show | a blood test that measures the amount of creatinine in the blood. An elevated amount indicates impaired kidney function.
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| specific gravity (SG) | show 🗑
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| show | multiple routine tests performed on a urine specimen
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| albuminuria | show 🗑
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| show | absence of urine (failure of the kidney to produce urine)
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| azotemia | show 🗑
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| diuresis | show 🗑
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| dysuria | show 🗑
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| glycosuria | show 🗑
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| show | blood in the urine
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| show | pertaining to the meatus
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| nephrologist | show 🗑
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| show | study of the kidney (a branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the kidney)
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| nocturia | show 🗑
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| oliguria | show 🗑
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| show | much (excessive) urine
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| show | pus in the urine
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| show | pertaining to urine
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| urologist | show 🗑
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| urology | show 🗑
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| show | flexible, tubelike device, such as a urinary catheter, for withdrawing or instilling fluids
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| distended | show 🗑
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| show | agent that increases the formation & excretion of urine
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| enuresis | show 🗑
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| show | procedure for removing impurities from the blood because of an inability of the kidneys to do so
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| show | bed-wetting
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| diurnal eneuresis | show 🗑
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| incontinence | show 🗑
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| show | to urinate or void
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| show | procedure for removing toxic wastes when the kidney is unable to do so; the peritoneal cavity is used as the receptacle for the fluid used in the dialysis
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| stricture | show 🗑
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| show | receptacle for urine
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| show | passage of a catheter into the urinary bladder to withdraw urine
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| show | pertaining to the force & flow of urine within the urinary tract
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| show | to empty or evacuate waste material, especially urine
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