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Chapter 14 Urinary System Flashcards

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Albumin/o

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Albumin

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Ile/o

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Ileum

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Azot/o

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Nitrogen

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Ket/o

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Ketones; Ketone Bodies

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Bacteri/o

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Bacteria

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Keton/o

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Ketones; Ketone Bodies

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Crystall/o

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Crystals

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Lith/o

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Stone

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Cyst/o

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Urinary Bladder; Cyst

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Dips/o

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Thirst

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Olig/o

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Scanty

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Protein/o

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Protein

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Glomerul/o

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Glomerulus

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Py/o

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Pus

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Gluc/o

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Glucose; Sugar

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Pyel/o

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Renal Pelvis

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Glyc/o

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Glucose; Sugar

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Glucos/o

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Glucose; Sugar

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Ureter/o

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Ureter

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Urethr/o

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Urethra

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Hydr/o

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Fluid; Water

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Urin/o

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Urine

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an-

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no; not; without

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dys-

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bad; painful; difficult; abnormal

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anti-

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against

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para-

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near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of

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di-

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twice

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poly-

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many; much

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-ar, -ic

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pertaining to

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-pathy

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disease condtion

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-pexy

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surgical fixation; to put in place

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-ectomy

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removal; excision; resection

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-emia

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blood condition

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-poiesis

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formation

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-etic

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pertaining to; pertaining to the condition

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-poietin

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substance that forms

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-gram

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record

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-ptosis

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drooping; sagging; prolapse

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-ia

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condition

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-itis

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inflammation

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-stomy

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new opening

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-lithiasis

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abnormal condition of stones

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-tomy

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incision; process of cutting

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-malacia

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softening

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-tripsy

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to crush

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-uria

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urination; condition of urine

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ADH

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Antidiuretic Hormone

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IVP

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Intravenous Pyelogram

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Bili

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Bilirubin

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K+

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Potassium

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BUN

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Blood Urea Nitrogen

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Na+

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Sodium

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Cl-

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Chloride

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PU

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Perineal Urethrostomy

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Creat

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Creatinine

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sp. gr

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Specific Gravity

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CRF

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Chronic Renal Failure

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U/A

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Urinalysis

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Cysto

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Cystocentesis

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USG

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Urine Specific Gravity

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FLUTD

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Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease

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UTI

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Urinary Tract Infection

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FUS

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Feline Urological Syndrome

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Antidiuretic hormone

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hormone produced in the pituitary gland to control the reabsorption of water by the renal tubeles

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Aldosterone

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hormone produced by the adrenals to control sodium reabsorption and potassium excretion

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Bowman’s capsule

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cup-like capsule enclosing each glomerulus

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Creatinine

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non-protein nitrogenous waste produced by muscle cell metabolism

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Electrolytes

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chemical substance that carries an electrical charge

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Erythropoietin (EPO)

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hormone produced by the kidney to stimulate the production of RBCs in bone marrow

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Filtration

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passage of substances from the glomerulus to Bowman’s capsule

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Glomerulus

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collection of capillaries in the renal cortex where filtration takes place

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Kidney

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pair of retroperitoneal bean-shaped organs where urine is formed

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Nephron

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functional unit of the kidney

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Nitrogen

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electrolyte component of protein and amino acids

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Nitrogenous wastes

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waste product of protein metabolism; excreted in urine

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Potassium

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electrolyte secreted from the bloodstream to the renal tubules and then excreted in the urine

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Reabsorption

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substances return to the bloodstream from the renal tubules

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Renal cortex

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outer section of the kidney

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Renal medulla

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inner section of the kidney

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Renal pelvis

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central collecting region of the kidney

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Renal tubules

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small tubes in the kidney where reabsorption takes place

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Renin

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proteolytic enzyme produced by the kidney to regulate blood pressure

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Sodium

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electrolyte in the blood and urine; regulated by the kidneys

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Urea (BUN)

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non-protein nitrogenous waste that results from protein breakdown
broken down protein is converted to ammonia which the liver converts to urea which is excreted in urine

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Ureter

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tube that carries urine from kidneys to bladder

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Urethra

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tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder to outside the body

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Uric acid

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metabolic byproduct produced by the liver; excreted in urnine

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Urinary bladder

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sac that temporarily stores urine

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Urinary catheterization

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catheter placed in the urethra to the bladder to obtain urine sample or relieve obstruction

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Urine

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water and waste products produced by the kidneys and stored in the bladder

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Voiding

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emptying of urine from the bladder; micturition or urination

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Azotemia

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increase in non-protein nitrogenous wastes in the blood; aka uremia

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Calculus

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another name for a stone; most often to describe small sedimentary particles in urine

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Dialysis

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separation of waste products from the bloodstream

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Diuresis

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increased excretion of urine

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Enuresis

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inability to control excretion; aka incontinence

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Feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD)

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disease w/ a collection of symptoms including cystitis, urethritis, hematuria, dysuria, and cyrstalluria

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