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| Developing Cell, Germ Cell |
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| Cluster of capillaries at the entrance of the nephron. The process of filtering the blood, thereby forming urine, begins here. |
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| A urine-producing microcopic strucutre. Approximately 1 million nephrons are located in each kidney. |
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| Lowest part of the urinary tract, through which the urine passes from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body. This narrow tube varies in lngth by sex. It is approximately 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) long in the female and approximately 8 inches (20cm) in the male, in whom it is also part of the reproductive system. It carries seminal fluid (semen) at the time of ejaculation. |
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| Two slender tubes, approximately 10 to 13 inches (26 to 33 cm) long, that receive the urine from the kidneys and carry it to the posterior portion of the bladder. |
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| 8 Organs of the Urinary System |
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| Kidneys, nephrons, glomerulus, renal pelvis, hilium, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra, urinary meatus. |
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| record, radiographic image |
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| loosening, dissolution, separating |
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| drooping, sagging, prolapse |
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urine in the blood
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| Congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located on teh upper surface of the penis (lower for hypo). |
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| Renal Calculus (pl. calculi) |
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| A condition in which pathogenic microorganisms, usually bacteria, enter the bloodstream, causing a systemic inflammatory response to the infection (also called speticemia) |
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| Extracorporeal Shockwave lithotripsy |
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| Voiding Cystourethrography |
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| Inability to control bladder and/or bowels. |
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| Procedure for removing toxic wastes when the kidney is unable to do so; the peritoneal cavity is used as the receptacle for the fluid used in the dialysis. |
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| Passage of a catheter into the urinary bladder to withdraw urine. |
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| Pertaining to the force and flow of urine within the urinary tract. |
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| abnormal condition of water in the kidney (distension of the renal pelvis with urine because of an obstruction) |
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| kidney tumor containing developing cell (malignant tumor) (also called Wilm's Tumor) |
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| Polycystic kidney Disease |
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| Condition in which the kidney contains many cysts and is enlarged. |
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| Elevated blood pressure resulting from kidney disease. |
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| Separating the kidney (from other body structures) |
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Abnormal accumulation of urine in the bladder because of an inability to urinate.
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| surgical fixation, suspension |
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| Incision through the kidney to remove a stone from the renal pelvis. |
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tool used to cut
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| destruction of living tissue with an electric spark (a method commonly used to rejmove bladder growths) |
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| Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy |
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| A noninvasive treatment for removal of kidney or ureteral stone(s). By using ultrasound and fluoroscopic imaging, the stone is positioned at a focal point. Repeated firing of shock waves renders the stone into fragments that pass from the body in the urine (also called shock wave lithotripsy [SWL]). |
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| (graphic) record of the kidney (produced by radioactivity after injecting a radiopharmaceutical, or radioactive material, into the blood)(a nuclear medicine test) |
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| Radiographic image of the urinary tract (retrograde means to move in a direction opposite from normal)with contrast medium instilled through urethral catheters by a cystoscope. |
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| Voiding Cystourethrography |
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| Radiographic imaging of the bladder and urethra. Radiopaque dye is instilled in the bladder. Radiographic images called cystourethrograms are taken of the bladder and during urination of the dye. |
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| KUB (kidney, ureter, and bladder) |
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| A simple radiographic image of the abdomen. It is often used to view the kidneys, ureters, and bladder to determine size, shape, and location, Also used to identify calculi in the kidney, ureters, or bladder, or to diagnose intestinal obstruction. |
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| Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) |
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| A blood test that measures the amount of urea in the blood; used to determine kidney function. An increased BUN indicates renal dysfunction. |
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| a blood test that measures the amount of creatinine in the blood. An elevated amount indicates impaired kidney function. |
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| A test performed, on a urine specimen to measure the concentrating or diluting ability of the kidneys. |
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| (Excessive) urea and nitrogenous substances in the blood. |
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| Condition of increased amount of urine passing through. |
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Night Urination (getting up to urinate)
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| Procedure for removing impurities from the blood because of an inability of the kidneys to do so. |
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