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| electricity-conducting compound in solution |
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| capillary network found inside each nephron |
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| narrow part of the kidney where blood vessels and nerves enter |
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| organ that excretes urine |
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| tine structure within the kidney in which the urine production process begins |
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| fatty tissue surrounding the renal capsule |
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| protective outer covering of the kidney |
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| space between the parietal peritoneum and the muscles and bones of the peritoneum |
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| circular muscle that surrounds a tube such as the urethra and constricts the tube when it contracts |
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| natrual waste product of metabolism that is excreted in urine |
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| two tubes that transfer urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder |
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| tube that conducts urine away from the bladder for expulsion |
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| natural waste product of metabolism that is excreted in urine |
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| temporary storage receptacle for urine |
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| water and soluble substances excreted by the kidneys |
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| presence of protein in the urine |
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| absence of urine formation |
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| pain in a bladder, most often used to signify the urinary bladder |
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| inflammation of the bladder |
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| drug that promotes the excretion of urine |
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| difficult or painful urination |
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| renal disease characterized by inflammation of glomeruli (not the result of kidney infection) |
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| urinary excretion of carbohydrates |
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| urinary excretion of blood |
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| inability to control urine |
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| inflammation of the kidney |
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| the presence of renal calculi |
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| enlargement of one or both kidneys; renomegaly |
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| any disease of the kidney |
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| excessive urination at night |
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| diminished urine production |
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| excessive urine production |
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| inflammation of the renal or kidney pelvis due to local bacteria infection |
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| impairment of renal function, either acute or chronic, with retention of urea, creatinine, and other waste products |
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| the inability to empty the bladder |
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| an exess of urea in the blood |
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| pain in the urethra (also called urethrodynia) |
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| inflammation of the urethra |
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| microbial infection of any part of the urinary tract |
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| a medical specialist who diagnoses and treats disorders of the kidney |
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| medical specialty dealing with the kidneys |
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| a medical specialist who diagnoses and treats disorders or the urniary system |
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| the medical specialty dealing with the urinary system |
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| a flexible tube that enables passage of fluid from or into a body cavity |
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| excision of the urinary bladder |
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| surgical fixation of the urinary bladder |
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| visual inspection of the bladder by means of an instrument called a cystoscope |
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| filtration to remove colloidal particles from a fluid; a method of artificial kidney function |
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| a drug that promotes the excretion of urine |
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| removal of unwanted substances from the blood by passage through a semipermeable membrane |
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| treatment in which a stone in the kidney, urethra, or bladder is broken up into small particles |
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| incision into the kidney to remove a calculus (kidney stone) |
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| surgical repair of a ureter |
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| instrument used to visually examine the ureter |
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