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Urinalysis - Chapter 4 Terms
Physical Examination of Urine
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Undergraduate 3
10/18/2010

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Clarity
Definition
Transparency of urine, ranging from clear to turbid
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Harmonic oscillation densitometry
Definition
A method of measuring specific gravity by measuring the change in the frequency of a sound wave after it enters a solution
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Hypersthenuric
Definition
Pertaining to urine specific gravity greater than the 1.010 of the glomerular filtrate
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Hyposthenuric
Definition
Pertaining to urine specific gravity lower than the 1.010 of the glomerular filtrate
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Isosthenuric
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Pertaining to urine specific gravity the same as the 1.010 of the glomerular filtrate
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Refractometry
Definition
Measurementof the light-bending capability of solutions
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Specific gravity
Definition
The density of a solution compared with that of a similar volume of distilled water, influenced by both the number and size of the particles present
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Urinometry
Definition
An imprecise method for measuring urine specific gravity using a weighted float
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