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What is the bladder.
Storage place for urine
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What is oliguria
Scanty urine output
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What is lith/o
Combining form for stone
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What is a cystocele
Medical term for herniation of the bladder.
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What is a cystoscopy
Visual examination of the bladder
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What is a ureter
Drains urine from the kidney to the bladder.
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What is hematuria
Blood in the urine
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What is cyst/o or vesic/o
Combining form for bladder
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What is nephrolithiasis
Medical term for an abnormal condition in which there are stones in the kidney
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What is lithotripsy or ESWL (Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy.
Crushing or breaking up of stones in the urinary system.
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What is retroperitoneal
Describes the location of the kidneys
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What is pyuria
Pus in the urine
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pyel/o
Combining form for renal pelvis
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What is hydronephrosis
Abnormal condition in which water (urine) builds up in the kidney because the urine cannot flow past an obstruction.
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What is dialysis.
A procedure in which toxic substances are separated and removed from the body by a artificial membrane that filters the blood when the kidneys are unable to function.
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What is the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra.
Name the 4 organs of the urinary system.
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What is dysuria
Difficult or painful urination
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What is urethritis.
Medical term for inflammation of the urethra.
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What is pyelonephritis
Medical term for inflammation/infection of the kidney and renal pelvis.
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What is an urinalysis or UA.
A urine screening test in which a urine specimen is collected to help diagnose a condition.
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What is a nephron.
Tiny microscopic functioning unit of the kidney that forms urine.
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What is polyuria
Many or much urine output
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What is enuresis.
Medical term for urinary incontinence or involuntary discharge of urine.
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What is urethrostenosis
Medical term for narrowing or stricture of the urethra.
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What is nephrostomy
Forming an opening between the skin and the kidney to drain urine through a tube to outside of the body.
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What is erythropoietin?
Stimulates production of the RBCs in bone marrow.
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