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| two bean-shaped organs on each side of the vertebral column |
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basic functional unit of kidney
urine-producing microscopic structure; approx. 1 million nephorns in each kidney |
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| funnel-shaped reservoir that collects urine and passes it to the ureters |
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| two slender tubes, approx. 10-13 in long, receive urine from kidneys and carry to posterior portion of bladder |
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| muscular, hollow organ temporarily holds urine |
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lowerst part of urinary tract
urine passes from urinary bladder to outside of body
female = 1.5 in
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| opening through which urine passes to outside |
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bladder
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bladder
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one of the functional portions of the nephron = glomerulus
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opening
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nephron, basic unit of kidney (also ren/o)
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neprhon, function unit of kidney (also nephr/o)
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renal pelvis area (collection of where each nephron's urine output is collected)
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urethra
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albumin
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urea, nitrogen (gets filtered out of blood)
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developing cell
WR/combining form |
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glucose, sugar
WR/combining form |
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glucose, sugar
WR/combining form |
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stone, calculus
WR/combining form |
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scanty, a few
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urine, urinary tract
WR/combining form |
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urine, urinary tract
WR/combining form |
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dissolution, spreading, breakdown, separating, loosening
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drooping, sagging, prolapse
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surgical crushing (used for kidney stones, for example)
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nourishment, development
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rapid flow of blood, excessive bleeding
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the record, radiographic image
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PROCESS of recording, radiographic imaging
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azotemia (uremia)
azo/tem/ia ???? |
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urea and other waste products in the blood
disease and disorder term
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cut, section
WR/combining form |
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inflammation of the bladder
disease and disorder term
built from word parts |
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protrusion of the bladder
disease and disorder term
built from word parts |
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stone in the bladder
disease and disorder term
built from word parts |
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glomerulonephritis
glomerul/o/nephr/itis |
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inflammation of the glomeruli
disease and disorder term
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hydronephrosis
hydr/o/nephr/osis |
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abnormal condition of water in the kidney (obstruction in renal pelvis)
disease and disorder term
built from word parts |
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inflammation of the kidney
disease and disorder term
built from word parts |
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nephroblastoma
nephr/o/blast/oma |
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kidney tumor contianing developing cells (Wilms' tumor)
disease and disorder term
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nephroblastoma
kidney tumor containing developing cells
disease and disorder term
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nephrohypertrophy
nephr/o/hyper/trophy |
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excessive development (size) of kidney
disease and disorder term
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nephrolithiasis
nephr/o/lith/i/asis |
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condition of stones in the kidney
disease and disorder term
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tumor of the kidney
disease and disorder term
built from word parts |
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nephromegaly
nephr/o/megaly |
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enlargement of the kidney
disease and disorder term
built from word parts |
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inflammation of the renal pelvis
disease and disorder term
built from word parts |
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pyelonephritis
pyel/o/nephr/itis |
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inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney
disease and disorder term
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urine in the blood (toxic condition with byproducts of kidney in the blood)
disease and disorder term
built from word parts |
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inflammation of the ureter
disease and disorder term
built from word parts |
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ureterocele
ureter/o/cele |
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protrusion of the ureter
disease and disorder term
built from word parts |
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ureterolithiasis
ureter/o/lith/i/asis |
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condition of stones in the ureter
disease and disorder term
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ureterostenosis
ureter/o/sten/osis |
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narrowing of the ureter
disease and disorder term
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urethrocystitis
urethr/o/cyst/itis |
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inflammation of the urethra and the bladder
disease and disorder term
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congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located on the upper surface of the penis
disease/disorder
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congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located on the underside of the penis (also in females)
disease/disorder
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| polycystic kidney disease |
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kidney contains many cysts and is enlarged
disease/disorder
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| renal calculus (pl. calculi) |
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stone/stones in the kidney
disease/disorder
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elevated blood pressure resulting from kidney disease
disease/disorder
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pathogenic microorganisms, usually bacteria, enter the blood causing a systemic inflammatory response to the infection (septicemia)
disease/disorder
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| a systemic inflammatory response to infection |
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abnormal accumulation of urine in the bladder due to the inability to urinate
disease/disorder
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suddden stoppage of urine formation
disease/disorder
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| urinary tract infection (UTI) |
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infection of one or more organs of the urinary system
disease/disorder
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urinary tract infection
abbreviation |
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cystectomy
cystec/tomy (????) |
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excision of the bladder
surgical term
built from word parts |
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cystolithotomy
cyst/o/lith/o/tomy |
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incision of the bladder to remove a stone
surgical term
built from word parts |
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cystorrhaphy
cyst/o/rrhaphy |
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suturing of the bladder
surgical term
built from word parts |
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creating an artificial opening in the bladder
surgical term
built from word parts |
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incision of the bladder
surgical term
built from word parts |
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lithotripsy
lith/o/tripsy |
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surgical crushing of a stone
surgical term
built from word parts |
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incision of the meatus
surgical term
built from word parts |
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excision of a kidney
surgical term
built from word parts |
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nephrolysis
nephr/o/lysis |
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separating of the kidney from other body structures
surgical term
built from word parts |
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surgical fixation of the kidney
surgical term
built from word parts |
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nephropyelolithotomy
nephr/o/pyel/o/lith/o/tomy |
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incision through the kidney to the renal pelvis to remove a stone
surgical term
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creation of an artificial opening into the kidney
surgical term
built from word parts |
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pyelolithotomy
pyel/o/lith/o/tomy |
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incision of the renal pelvis to remove a stone
surgical term
built from word parts |
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pyeloplasty
pyel/o/plasty |
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surgical repair of the renal pelvis
surgical term
built from word parts |
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ureterectomy
ureter/ectomy |
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excision of a ureter
surgical term
built from word parts |
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urethroplasty
urethr/o/plasty |
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surgical repair of the urethra
surgical term
built from word parts |
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a surgical incision into the bladder
surgical term
built from word parts |
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vesicourethral suspension
vesic/o/urethr/al suspension |
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suspension pertaining to the bladder and urethra
surgical term
built from word parts |
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| extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) |
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noninvasive treatment for removal of kidney or ureteral stones (uses ultrasound and fluoroscopic imaging); fragments of stone
surgical term
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extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
abbreviation |
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destruction of living tissue with an electric spark, remove bladder growths
surgical term
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surgical implantation of a donor kidney to replace a nonfunctioning kidney
surgical term
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radiographic image of the bladder
diagnostic term
built from word parts |
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cystography
cyst/o/graphy |
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radiographic imaging of the bladder
diagnostic term
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intravenous urogram
intra/ven/ous ur/o/gram |
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radiographic image of the urinary tract with contrast medium injected intravenously (intravenous pyelogram IVP)
diagnostic term
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intravenous pyelogram (IVP)
intra/ven/ous pyel/o/gram |
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radiographic image of the urinary tract with contrast medium injected intravenously (intravenous urogram)
diagnostic term
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intravenous pyelogram / intravenous urogram
abbreviation
diagnostic term
built from word parts |
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radiographic imaging of the kidney
diagnostic term
built from word parts |
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nephrosonography
nephr/o/son/o/graphy |
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process of recording the kidney using sound
diagnostic term
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nephrotomogram
nephr/o/tom/o/gram |
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sectional radiographic image of the kidney
diagnostic term
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graphic record of the kidney produced by radioactivity after injecting a radioactive material into the blood
diagnostic term
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retrograde urogram
retr/o/grade ur/o/gram ???? |
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radiographic image of the urinary tract with contrast medium instilled through urethral catheters by a cystoscope
diagnostic term
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| voiding cystourehtrography (VCUG) |
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radiographic imaging of the bladder and the urethra. Dye is instilled in the bladder and images are taken of the bladder and during urination of the dye (cystourethrograms)
diagnostic term
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voiding cystourethrography
abbreviation |
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cystourethrograms
cyst/o/urethr/o/grams |
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images taken of the bladder and during urination of the dye that is instilled in the bladder
diagnostic term
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instrument used for visual examination of the bladder
endoscopy
diagnostic term
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visual examination of the bladder
endoscopy
diagnostic term
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instrument used for visual examination of the meatus
endoscopy
diagnostic term
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the visual examination of the meatus
endoscopy
diagnostic term
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nephroscopy
nephr/o/scopy |
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the visual examination of the kidney
endoscopy
diagnostic term
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ureteroscopy
ureter/o/scopy |
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visual examination of the ureter
endoscopy
diagnostic term
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urethroscope
urethr/o/scope |
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instrument for visual examination of the urethra
endoscopy
diagnostic term
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urinometer
urin/o/meter ??? |
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instrument used to measure the specific gravity of urine
other
diagnostic term
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kidney, ureter, and bladder
simple radiographic image of the abdomen used to determine size, shape, location, calculi
diagnostic term
diagnostic imaging
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| blood urea nitrogen (BUN) |
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blood test that measures the amount of urea in the blood. Shows kidney dysfunction
diagnostic term
laboratory
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blood urea nitrogen
diagnostic term
laboratory
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blood test that measures the amount of creatinine in the blood. Elevated is not good
diagnostic term
laboratory
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test performed on a urine specimen to measure the concentrating or diluting ability of the kidneys
diagnostic term
laboratory
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specific gravity
abbreviation
diagnostic term
laboratory
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multiple routine tests performed on a urine specimen
diagnostic term
laboratory
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urinalysis
abbreviation
diagnostic term
laboratory
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albuminuria
albumin/ur/ia |
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albumin in the urine (protein in the urine)
complementary term
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absence of urine
complementary term
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azoturia
azo/t/ur/ia ???? |
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excessive urea and nitrogenous substances in the urine
complementary term
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condition of urine passing through (increased amount of urine)
complementary term
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difficult or painful urination
complementary term
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glycosuria
glycos/ur/ia (????) |
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sugar or glucose in the urine
complementary term
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blood in the urine
complementary term
built from word parts |
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pertaining to the meatus
complementary term
built from word parts |
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nephrologist
nephr/o/logist |
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physician who studies and treats diseases of the kidney
complementary term
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the study of the kidney (the study of diseases of the kidney)
complementary term
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night urination
complementary term
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scanty (a few) urine
complementary term
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much (excessive) urine
complementary term
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pertaining to urine
complementary term
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pertaining to urine
complementary term
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physician who studies and treats the urinary tract/diseases of the urinary tract
complementary term
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| the study of the urinary tract and its diseases and the male reproductive system |
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flexible tube-like device for withdrawing or instilling fluids
complementary term
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catheter
abbreviation
complementary term
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stretched out
complementary term
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agent that increases the formation and excretion of urine
complementary term
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involuntary urination
complementary term
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procedure for removing impurities from the blood because of an inability of the kidneys to do so
complementary term
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hemodialysis
abbreviation
complementary term
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inability t control bladder and/or bowels
complementary term
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to urinate or void
complementary term
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procedure for removing toxic wastes when the kidney is unable to do so (peritoneal cavity is the receptacle)
complementary term
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abnormal narrowing
complementary term
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receptacle for urine
complementary term
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passage of a catheter into the urinary bladder to withdraw urine
complementary term
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pertaining to the force and flow of urine within the urinary tract
complementary term
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to empty or evacuate waste material, especially urine
complementary term
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intravenous urogram
abbreviation |
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overactive bladder
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