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Fundamentals Vocab: Genitourinary
Genitourinary
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Nursing
Undergraduate 3
09/04/2011

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Term
micturition
Definition
the act of passing urine; urination.
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dysuria
Definition
difficult or painful urination.
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nocturia
Definition
abnormally excessive urination during the night
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enuresis
Definition
lack of control of urination, especially during sleep; bed-wetting; urinary incontinence.
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polyuria
Definition
excessive secretion of urine
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hesitancy
Definition
An involuntary delay or inability in starting the urinary stream.
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glycosuria
Definition
excretion of glucose in the urine, as in diabetes.
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dribbling
Definition
a small trickling stream or a drop of urine
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oliguria
Definition
reduced excretion of urine
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albuminuria
Definition
the presence of albumin in the urine
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pyuria
Definition
the presence of pus in the urine
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urgency
Definition
a sudden compelling need to urinate or defecate
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bacteriuria
Definition
the presence of bacteria in the urine.
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anuria
Definition
the absence or suppression of urine.
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hematuria
Definition
the presence of blood in the urine.
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proteinuria
Definition
the presence of abnormally large amounts of protein in the urine, usually resulting from kidney disease but sometimes from fever, excessive exercise, or other abnormal condition.
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stress incontinence
Definition
involuntary leakage of urine from the bladder accompanying physical activity (as in laughing, coughing, sneezing, or physical exercise) which places increased pressure on the abdomen
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urge incontinence
Definition
involuntary leakage of urine from the bladder when a sudden strong need to urinate is felt
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total incontinence
Definition
no control of urine or feces
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reflex incontience
Definition
an inability to control the release of urine
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functional incontinence
Definition
occurs when a person recognizes the need to urinate but cannot make it to the bathroom
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urinary retention
Definition
holding urine in the urinary bladder;
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ketonuria
Definition
the presence of ketone bodies in the urine.
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cystitis
Definition
inflammation of the urinary bladder.
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meatus
Definition
a natural body passage
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nephron
Definition
any of the minute urine-secreting tubules that form the functional unit of the kidneys
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glomerulus
Definition
a knot of blood vessels in the kidney projecting into the capsular end of a urine-secreting tubule
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specific gravity
Definition
is a measure of urine's tonic state, and it reflects the kidneys ability to concentrate or dilute urine
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residual urine
Definition
Urine remaining in the bladder at the end of micturition, as in cases of prostatic obstruction or bladder atony.
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urinary diversion
Definition
involves removal of the urinary bladder and adjacent tissues and organs, and re-routing of the urinary stream. This may involve creation of an artificial opening in the abdomen called an ostomy
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