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| the smallest branch of an artery |
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| the cup-shaped end of a renal tubule containing a glomerulus; also called glomerular capsule |
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| the outer layer of a body organ or structure |
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| an intrument used to view the interior of the bladder, ureter, or kidney. It consists of an outer sheath with a lighting system, a scope for viewing, and a passage for catheters and devices used in surgical procedures. |
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| the process if remving waste products from the blood when the kidneys are unable to do so |
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| a ball-shaped collection of very tiny, coiled, and intertwined capillaries, located in the cortex of the kidney |
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| the depression, or pit of an organ where the vessels and nerves enter |
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| the pressure exerted by a liquid |
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| an opening or tunnel through any part of the body, as in the urinary meatus, which is the external opening of the urethra |
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| the most internal part of a structure or organ |
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| the act of eliminating urine from the bladder; also called voiding or urination |
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| a kidney stone aka renall calculus |
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| a condition of kidney stones; aka renal calculi |
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| a specific, serous membrane that covers the entire abdominal wall of the body and is reflected over the contained viscera; the inner lining of the abdominal cavity |
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| inflammation of the renal pelvis |
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| one of a pair of large arteries branching from the abdominal aorta that supplis blood to the kidneys, adrenal glands, and the ureters |
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| a stone formation in the kidney aka nephrolith |
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| the central collecting part of the kidney that narrows into the large upper end of the ureter; it receives urine through the calyces and drains it into the ureters |
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| one of two vessels that carries blood away from the kidney |
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| the prsence of excessive amounts f urea and other nitrogenous waste products in the bloos; aka azotemia |
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| one of a pair of tubes that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder |
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| a small, tubular structure that drains urine from the bladder to the outside of the body |
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| inflammation of the urethra, characterized by dysuria, is usually the result of an infection of the bladder or kidneys |
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| inability to control urination; the inability to retain urine in the bladder |
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| an abnormal, involuntary accumulation of urine in the bladder |
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| the act of eliminating urine from the body, aka mictuartion or voiding |
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| the fluid released by the kidneys, transported by the ureters, retained in the bladder, and eliminated through the urethra. Normal urine is clear, straw colored, and slightly acid |
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| the presence in the urine of abnormally large quantities of protein, usually albumin aka proteinuria |
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| the cessation of urine production, or a urinary output of less than 100 ml per day |
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| the presense of bacteria in the urine |
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| a condition of urinary incontinence, especially at night in bed; bedwetting |
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| abnormal presence of a sugar, especially glucose, in the urine |
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| abnormal presence of blood in the urine |
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| a vague feeling of bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of disease or infection |
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| urination, especially excessive, at night; aka nycturia |
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| secretion of a diminished amount of urine in relation to the fluid intake; scanty urine output |
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