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Diagnostic, Symptomatic, and Related Terms

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anuria   absence of urine production or urianry output  
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bladder neck obstruction (BNO)   Blockage at the base of the bladder that reduces or prevents urine from passing into the urethra  
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chronic renal failure   Renal failure that occurs over a period of years, in whcih the kidneys lose their ability to maintain volume and composition of body fluids with normal dietary intake  
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dysuria   Painful or difficult urnation, commmonly described as a "burning sensation" while urinating  
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enuresis   Involuntary discharge of urine; also called incontinence  
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fistula   Abnormal passage from a hollow organ to the surface or from one organ to another  
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frequency   Voiding urine at frequent intervals  
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hesitancy   Involuntary delay in initiating urination  
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nocturia   Excessive or frequent urination after going to bed  
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oliguria   Diminshed capactiy to form and pass urine, resulting in inefficient excretion of the end products of metabolism  
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urgency   Feeling of the need to void immediately  
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anorchidism   congenital absence of one or both testes; also called anorchia or anorchism  
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aspermia   Failure to form or ejaculate semen  
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balanitis   Inflammation of the skin covering the glans penis  
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epispadias   Malformation in which the urethra opens on the dorsum of the penis  
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erectile dysfunction (ED)   Repeated inability to initiate or maintain an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse  
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hydrocele   Accumalation of serous fluid in a saclike cavity, especially the testes and associated structures  
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hypospadias   developmental anomaly in which the urethra opens on the underside of the penis or, in extreme cases, on the perineum  
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phimosis   Stenosis or narrowing of preputial orifice so that the foreskin cannot be retracted over the glans penis  
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sterility   Inability to produce offspring; in the male, inability to fertilize the ovum  
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variocele   Swelling and distension of veins of the spermatic cord  
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