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glomerul/o
little ball; glomerulus
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urology
clinical treatment of urinary disease
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nephrology
field specializing in the treatment of kidney disease
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poly
excessive, over, or many
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uria
pertaining to urine, urination
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urinalysis
clinical procedure that examines the composition of urine using a variety of tests, ncluding microscopy
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albuminuria
presence of protein in urine
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anuresis
inability to pass urine
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azotemia
abnormally high levels of urea and other nitrogen-containing compounds in blood
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diuresis
excessive discharge of urine
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dysuria
difficult or painful urination
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glycosuria
glucose in urine
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ketonuria
ketone bodies in urine
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nocturia
need to wake up and urinate at night
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oliguria
reduction in urination
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polyuria
excessive urination
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proteinuria
protein in urine
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hypo-
deficient, abnormally low, below
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-cele
hernia, swelling, or protrusion
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cystitis
inflammation of urinary bladder
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urethrocystitis
infl. of urethra and bladdar
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cystocele
herniation of urinary bladder
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cystolith
stone in urinary bladdar
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enuresis
involuntary release of urine; lack of bladdar control
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epispadias
congenital defect resulting in abnormal position of urinary meatis
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glomerulonephopathy
any disease of the glomeruli
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glomerulonephritis
inflammation of glomeruli of the kidneys
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hypospadias
congenital defect where urinary meatus has shifted dorsally
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incontinenece
involuntary discharge of urine; stress--coughing, sneezing
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nephritis
inflammation of kidney
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nephrolithiasis
one or more stones within kidney
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renal calculi
presence of kidney stones
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nephroma
tumor arising from kidney tissue
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pyelonephritis
infl. of the renal pelvis that involves nephrons
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stricture
abnormally narrowing
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ureterosteosis
ureteral stricture or narrowing
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ureterolithiasis
one or more stones within uretera
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acute renal failure
cessation of kidney function
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urinary tract infection (UTI)
infection of urinary organs, usually urethra and urinary bladdar
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-lysis
loosen or dissolve
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-tripsy
surgical crushing
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blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
clinical lab test that measures urea concentration in a sample of blood to check kidney function
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creatinine
protein that is a normal component of urine and is a byproduct of muscle metabolism
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cystectomy
surgical removal of urinary bladdar
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cystolithotomy
procedure in which an incision is made through urinary bladder to remove stone
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hemodialysis
procedure to remove nitrogenous wastes and excess ions that accumulate during normal body metabolism artificially, temporarily replacing the function of the kidney filtration for patients with kidney disease or kidney failure
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lithotripsy
surgical technique that applies concentrated sound waves to pulverize stones into smaller pieces
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nephrectomy
removal of kidney
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nephropexy
surgical fixation of a kidney
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pyelostomy
aka nephrostomy
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nephrostomy
surgically creating an opening in kidney
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peritoneal dialysis
artificial filtration as a cleansing treatment to compensate for kidney failure by processing fluids from peritoneal cavity rather than direction from bloodstream
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pexy
surgical fixation;;; not surgical repair
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IVP
intravenous pyelogram
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