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| Includes the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. The system's function is to regulate the composition of the blood by disposing of wastes and excessive amounts of water, electrolytes, and other substances. |
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| Organs in the upper abdomen behind the peritoneal cavity, protected by cushions of fatty tissue. |
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| Well definined indentation of the kidney where an artery, vein, and ureter are attached. |
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| Consists of the paired testes, the penis, the scrotum, the prostate, and the seminal vesicles. |
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| Contains the epididymis and the vas deferens |
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| A coiled tubular structure attached to the testicle |
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VAS DEFERENS
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| A tube that conducts sperm to the prostate |
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| Muscular organ of the male reproductive system |
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| A cutaneous sac containing the testicles |
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| A gland surrounding the urethra just below the bladder |
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| Small pouchlike glands adjacent to the vas deferens |
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| SPERMATOZOA (S. SPERMATOZOON) |
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| Product of the testicle. Each one is capable of fertilizing a female ovum and carries the paternal contribution to the genetic makeup of the offspring |
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| Total cessation of urinary output |
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| The presence of bacteria in the urine |
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| Plugs of material formed in renal tubules, detected on urinalysis |
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| An increase in the production of urine by the kidneys as a result of renal or systemic disease, toxic substances, or drugs administered to reduce body water, sodium, or both |
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| Uncontrollable passage of drops of urine, particularly just after voiding |
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| The abnormal presence of glucose in the urine |
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| Difficulty initiating the urinary flow |
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| Involuntary passage of urine |
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| The abnormal presence of ketones in the urine |
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| Inflammation of the kidney |
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| Blood in the urine in such small amounts as to be undetected by the naked eye |
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| Marked reduction in the volume of urine excreted in 24 hours |
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| A measure of alkalinity or acidity of the urine |
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| Increased frequency of urination without increase in total volume excreted in 24 hours |
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| Increase in the 24-hour excretion of urine |
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| The abnormal presence of protein in the urine |
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| The backward flow of urine within any part of the urinary tract |
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| Refers to increased levels of urea, creatinine, and other nitrogen-containing waste products because of impairment of kidney function |
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| Renal calculus, nephrolithiasis, or renal lithiasis |
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| Urinate, micturate, or void |
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| Being awakened at night by the urge to void |
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| The first urine passed after arising in the morning |
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| Obtained after cleansing the area around the urethral meatus to prevent contamination of the specimen with material from outside the urinary tract |
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| One that contains neither the first nor the last portion of urine passed. |
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| Obtained by urethral catheter either because the patient cannot void or to prevent contamination of the specimen. |
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| All urine passed by the patient in a 24-hour period |
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| Urine with a smoky brown color that often indicates the presence of hemolyzed blood |
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RED BLOOD CELLS PER HIGH-POWER FIELD
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| Indicates either bleeding in some part of the excretory system or contamination of the specimen with blood, possibly menstual |
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WHITE BLOOD CELLS PER HIGH-POWER FIELD
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| Usually indicates infection in some part of the urinary tract |
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| Microscopic cylindrical bodies that have been formed by concretion of cells or insoluble material within renal tubules and subsequently excreted in the urine. Casts are always abnormal. |
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| General term for ill-defined solid material seen on microscopic examination of the urine |
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| Impaired blood supply to the kidney |
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| Parenchymal or intristic; disease of the kidney proper |
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| Obstruction of the outflow of urine from the kidney |
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| An active inflammation in the glomeruli |
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| General term for a group of diseases that involve inflammation of the blood vessels |
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| Medical condition invloving the death of tubular cells |
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| Inserting a drain through the skin into the renal pelvis |
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| EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCK WAVE LITHOTRIPSY (ESWL) |
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| A procedure that breaks stones into fragments to allow them to pass |
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| Abnormal back flow of urine from the bladder into the ureters or kidneys |
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| Draining urine from the renal pelvis |
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| INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAM (IVP) |
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| X-ray examination of the urinary tract after intravenous injection of contrast material that is quickly excreted in the urine. |
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| PERCUTANEOUS NEPHROLITHOTOMY |
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| Procedure in which a lodged stone in the renal pelvis or proximal ureter is surgically removed through the skin. |
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| TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION OF THE PROSTATE (TURP) |
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| Surgical procedure to remove hyperplastic prostatic tissue obstructing the urethra. |
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| Surgical division of the vas deferens in the male to effect sterility. |
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| VOIDING CYSTOURETHROGRAM (VCUG) |
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| X-ray film of the act of voiding with contrast medium in the urine. |
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| Enzyme whose level in the serum is often increased in prostatic carcinoma. |
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| Unformed and generally insignificant debris seen in a urine specimen under microscopic examination. |
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| BLOOD UREA NITROGEN (BUN) |
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| The serum level of urea nitrogen, a waste product of protein metabolism. Elevation indicates an impairment of kidney function. |
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| CATHETERIZED URINE SPECIMEN |
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| Specimen of urine obtained by passing a sterile catheter into the bladder. |
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| CLEAN-VOIDED SPECIMEN (CLEAN CATCH) |
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| Obtained after cleansing the area around the urethral meatus to prevent contamination of the specimen with material from outside the urinary tract. |
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| A measure of kidney function, calculated from the serum creatinine level and the amount of cretainine excreted in the urine in 24 hours. |
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| Gram-negative bacterium normally found in the intestine and responsible for many urinary tract infections. |
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| Sodium, potassium, and chloride ions in the urine. Abnormal concentrations could indicate kidney disease. |
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| The first urine passed after arising in the morning. |
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| One that contains neither the first nor the last portion of urine passed. |
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| Fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption test, to detect syphilis. |
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| PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN (PSA) |
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| Blood test to screen for prostatic carcinoma. |
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| RPR (RAPID PLASMA REAGIN) |
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| The weight of a substance per unit of volume compared to pure water, which by definition has a specific gravity of 1.000. The specific gravity of urine (normally 1.001 to 1.030) is a rough measure of the amount of material dissolved in it. |
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| Consists of all the urine passed by the patient in a 24-hour period. |
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| A group of standard laboratory examinations of the urine, including determination of pH and specific gravity, chemical testing for sugar, albumin, occult blood, leukocyte esterase, nitrite, acetone, bilirubin, red and white blood cells, crystals, casts, and other materials |
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| Usually with colony count and sensitivity studies, to identify pathogens. |
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| Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test for syphilis. Abbr. doesn't need to be expanded. |
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