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ch 10 - urinary system Flashcards

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Ab-

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away from

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An-

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without

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Dia-

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throughout, completely (diuresis)

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Olig/o-

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scanty

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Pino-

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to drink

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Poly-

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many, much

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Re-

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again

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Trans-

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across

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Calyx

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cup of a flower

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Convolute/o

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rolled together

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Corp/o

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body (corpuscle)

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Cyst-

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bladder

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Dist/o

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farther away, distant

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Elimin/o

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to turn out of a door or a threshold, or a container

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Filtr/o

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strain through

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Glomerul/o

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glomerulus

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Home/o

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sameness, unchanging

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Kali/o

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potassium, kalium

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Lith/o

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stone

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Micturi/o

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to make water

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Meat/o

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passage, to go, to pass

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Natri/o

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sodium, natrium

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Nephr/o

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kidney, functional/structural unit of the kidney

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Osm/o

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a thrusting, impulsion

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Papill/o

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nipple-like, teat

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Passiv/o, pastior

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to endure, be patient

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Port

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gate

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Pressum

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to press, add pressure

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Proxim/o

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closer

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Pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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Ren/o

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kidney

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Sphincter

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German for a band of muscle

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Tub/o

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tube-like

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Ureter/o

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ureter

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Urethr/o

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urethra

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Vas/o

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vessel, duct

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-chrom/o

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color

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-ectomy

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removal, partial or complete

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-o/tomy

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cut

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-o/rrhaphy

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suturing

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-o/stomy

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opening from surgically being cut

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-sorbe/o

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to suck in (absorption)

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-stasis

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to stop, control, place

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-stenosis

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restriction

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-uria

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ADH

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antidiuretic hormone

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ANH

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atrial natriuretic hormone

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Antidiuretic

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chemical that suppresses production of urine

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Anuria

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failure of the kidneys to produce urine

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Calyx

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a urine collecting apparatus in the kidney. it is shaped like the cup of a flower

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Convoluted

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extremely complex and difficult to follow

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Corpuscle (Renal)

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filtration unit of nephrons

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Cortical

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pertaining to the outer layer of another organ or body part such as a kidney

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Cortex

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an outer layer of another organ or body part such as a kidney (the renal cortex)

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Cystic

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relating to the urinary bladder or the gallbladder

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Cystitis

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inflammation of the urinary bladder

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Cystorrhaphy

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suturing of the urinary bladder

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Cystoscopy

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procedure that allows the doctor to examine the lining of the bladder

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Cystostomy

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a surgical opening between the bladder and the outer body

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Diuresis

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increased or excessive production of urine

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Diuretic

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causing increased passing of urine

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Dysuria

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painful or difficult urination

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Elimination

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the act of getting rid of something

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Filtrate

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a liquid that has passed through a filter

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Glomerular filtration

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first step in making urine

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Glomerulonephritis

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acute inflammation of the kidney

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Glomerulus

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cluster of capillaries around the end of a kidney tubule, where waste products are filtered from the blood

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Hematuria

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presence of blood in urine

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Homeostasis

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to control and create sameness, a stable environment

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Kalium

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the old name for potassium

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Kaluresis

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excessive amounts of potassium in the urine

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Meatus

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opening at the end of the urethra

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Micturition

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the process of urinating

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Natrium

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the old term for sodium

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Nephrectomy

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surgical removal of one or both of the kidneys

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Nephritis

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inflammation of the kidneys

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Nephrologist

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doctor who specializes in the treatment of the kidneys

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Nephron

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functional units in the kidney

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Nephropathy

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broad medical term used to denote disease or damage of the kidney

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Oliguria

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production of abnormally small amounts of urine

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Osmosis

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having the condition or ability to thrust or impulse

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Orifice

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an opening

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Papilla

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small rounded nipple-like protuberance on a part of the internal kidney

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Papillary duct

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anatomical structures of the kidneys, receives renal filtrate

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Pinocytosis

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ingestion of liquid into a cell by the budding of small vesicles from the cell membrane

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Polyuria

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production of abnormally large volumes of dilute urine

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Pyelitis

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inflammation of the renal pelvis

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Pyelonephritis

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kidney inflammation / infection

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Pyuria

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pus in urine

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Reabsorption

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to absorb again. this is a function of the kidney

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Renal

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relating to the kidneys

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Retroperitoneal

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situated behind the peritoneal membrane

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Sphincter

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a muscular ring that forms a shut off valve

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Suprapubic

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situated above the pubis

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Trigone

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triangular region at the base of the urinary bladder, between the openings of the ureters and urethra

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Tubules

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small tubes within the kidneys

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Uremia

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raised level of urea in the blood

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Ureter

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duct by which urine passes from the kidney to the bladder

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Ureteritis

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inflammation of the ureter

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Ureterostenosis

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a restriction of the tube between the kidney and the bladder

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Urethra

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duct by which urine is conveyed out of the body from the bladder

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Urethral sphincter

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two muscles used to control the exit of urine in the urinary bladder through the urethra

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Urethrocystitis

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inflammation of the tube from the bladder to the outer body wall

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Urination

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the discharge of urine from the body

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Urochrome

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chemical primarily responsible for the yellow color or urine, urobilin

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Urologist

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doctor who specializes in the study or treatment of the function and disorders of the urinary system

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Vasopressin

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aka Aldosterone. an antidiuretic hormone. constricts the vessels

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Voiding

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to urinate or defecate

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