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Urinary System
System that maintains a healthy balance of the amount and contents of fluids
Homeostasis
Normal dynamic process of balance needed to maintain a healthy body
Stent
Tublar device used for support of arteries during surgery
Biospy
Taking a piece of tissue for microscopic study
Glycosuria
Sugar in the urine
Nocturia
Excessive urination at night
Dysuria
Painful urination
Azoturia
Excessive nitrogen/urea in urine
Polyuria
Excessive urination
Albuminuria
Albumin in the urine
Azotemia/Uremia
Excessive urea in the blood system
Urinary Retention
Inability to release urine
Enuresis
Bed Wetting
Urinary Incontinence
Inability to hold urine
Urgency
Sensation to urinate immedietly
Edema
Accumulation of fluid in the tissue
Diuresis
Increased formation/excretion of urine
Cystoscope
Instrument used for visual examination inside the bladder
KUB
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder
HD
Hemodialysis
CAPD
Continous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
Creatinine Clearence Test
Kidney test to check rate of nitrogenous waste
IVU
Intravenous urogram
Cystography
Process of recording bladder
Urea
The chemical compound in urine
Micturition
The release of urine
Proteinuria
Chemical exam of the urine that finds albumin where glomeruli is damaged
Ureterotomy
Incision in the ureter
Meatotomy
Incision into an enlarged meatus
Ureter/o
Ureter
Urethr/o
Uretha
Polydipsia
Excessive thrist due to polyuria
Polyphagia
Excessive appetite
Hypertension (HTN)
Condition of high blood pressure
Pyuria
Puss in the urine
Renal Colic
Pain from kidney stones in the ureter
Nephralgia
Kidney Pain
Ureterolithiasis
Slipping of the ureter
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Infection anywhere in the urinary system
Cystits
Inflammation of the urinary bladder
Polycystic Kidney Disease
Inheriated disorder of enlarged kidneys
Vesiculitis
Inflammation of small sac/seminal vesicle
Chronic Renal Failure (CRF)
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
Stages of Kidney failure, stages are 1-5
Acute Renal Failure (ARF)
Sudden inability of the kidneys to excrete waste
Oliguria
Scanty urination/little urination
Glomerulonephritis
Inflammation of glomeruli of the kidney
Nephritis
Inflammation of the Kidney
Vesicoureteral reflux
Back flow from the bladder or uerter
Hydronephrosis
Dialation of the reneal pelvis and calcies on the kidney
Nephroptosis
Prolapse or sagging of the Kidney
Cystocele
Hernination of the urinary bladder
Dialysis Procedure (CAPD)
Diaylis of a indwelling cathader in the abdomen
Dialysis Procedure (HD)
Diaylis of cleaning the blood by shunting
Stricture
Narrowing of a blood vessel or other tubulicar organ
Urethral Stricture
Narrowing of the urethera caused by injury or disease
Renal Sclerosis
Harderning of the arteries of the kidneys
Ureteritis
Inflammation of the urethera
Bilirubin
Chemical exam of the urine that shows liver disease or bilary obstruction
Diabetes Mellitus
Metabolic disease caused by deficiency of insulin
Diabetes Insipidus
Defiency of antidiruetic hormone
Urinalysis (UA)
Physical/chemical/Microscopic examination of urine
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Med Term Chapter 6
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