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| blood urea nitrogen (blood test to measure kidney function) |
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| continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis |
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| kidneys, ureter, and bladder |
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| prostate-specific antigen |
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| narrow part of the kidney where blood vessels and nerves enter |
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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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| two tubes that transfer urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder |
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| presence of protein in urine |
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| absence of urine formation |
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| a kidney stone (in the context of this body system) |
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| inflammation of the bladder |
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| difficult or painful urination |
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| glomerulonephritis (term) |
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| renal disease characterized by inflammation of glomeruli |
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| urinary excretion of carbohydrates |
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| urinary excretion of blood |
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| the presence of renal calculi |
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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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| an excess of urea in the blood |
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| surgical fixation of the urinary bladder |
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| filtration to remove colloidal particles from a fluid; a method of artificial kidney function |
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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 |
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