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MedicalTerm 7 Pathology
medical vocabulary
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
02/17/2008

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Term
glomerulonephritis
Definition
inflammation of the kidney glommerulus
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interstitial nephritis
Definition

inflammation of renal interstitium

(connective tissue that lies between the renal tubules) 

Term
nephrolithiasis
Definition
kidney stones (renal calculi)
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nephrotic syndrome

(nephrosis) 

Definition
a group of clinical signs and symptoms caused by excessive protein loss in the urine
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polycystic kidney

(PKD) 

Definition
multiple fluid-filled sacs (cysts) within and on the kidney
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pyelonephritis
Definition
inflammation of the renal pelvis and renal medulla
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renal cell carcinoma
Definition
cancerous tumor of the kidney in adulthood
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renal failure
Definition
failure of the kidney to excrete wastes and maintain its filtration function
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renal hypertension
Definition
high blood pressure resulting from kidney disease
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Wilms tumor
Definition
malignant tumor of the kidney occuring in childhood
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bladder cancer
Definition
malignant tumor of urinary bladder
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diabetes insipidus
Definition
inadequate secretion or resistance of the kidney to the action of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
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diabetes mellitus
Definition
indequate secretion or improper utilization of insulin
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