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| urea in the blood (aka uremia) |
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| inflammation of the bladder |
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| protrusion of the bladder |
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| inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney |
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| abnormal condition of water in the kidney |
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| kidney tumor containing developing (germ) cells (aka Wilms tumor) |
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| excessive development of the kidney |
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| condition of stone(s) in the kidney |
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| inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney |
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| condition of stone(s) in the ureter |
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| inflammation of the urethra and bladder |
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| incision into the bladder to remove stone(s) |
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| surgical crushing of stone(s) |
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| incision of the meatus (to enlarge it) |
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| incision of the kidney to remove stone(s) |
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| surgical crushing of stone(s) in the kidney |
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| separating the kidney (from other body structures) |
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| surgical fixation of the kidney |
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| creation of an artificial opening into the kidney |
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| incision into the renal pelvis to remove stone(s) |
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| surgical repair of the renal pelvis |
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| creation of an artificial opening into the ureter (ureter opening brought to the surface of the skin) |
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| vesicourethral suspension |
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| suspension pertaining to the bladder and urethra |
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| radiographic image of the bladder |
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| intravenous urogram (IVU) |
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| radiographic image of the urinary tract (with contrast medium injected intravenously) (aka intravenous pyelogram) |
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| process of recording the kidney using sound |
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| sectional radiograph image of the kidney |
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| radiographic record of the kidney (nuc med test, used to evaluate kidney function)(aka renal scan or nephrogram) |
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| radiographic image of the urinary tract (retrograde means to move in a direction opposite from normal) |
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| voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) |
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| radiographic imaging of the bladder and the urethra (radiopaque contrast media is instilled in the bladder, images are taken of the bladder before and during urination) |
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| visual examination of the bladder |
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| instrument used for visual examination of the urethra |
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| absence of urine (failure of the kidney to produce urine) |
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| condition of urine passing through (increased excretion of urine) |
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| difficult or painful urination |
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| study of the kidney (deals with diseases of the kidney) |
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| physician who studies and treats diseases of the urinary tract |
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