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BPH

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benign prostatic hypertrophy

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DRE

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digital rectal exam

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GC

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gonorrhea

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GU

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genitourinary

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HSV-2

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herpes simplex virus strain 2

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KUB

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Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder

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PSA

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prostate-specific antigen

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STS

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serological test for syphilis

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TSE

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testicular self-examination

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TUR, TURP

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transurethral resection of the prostate gland

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ARF

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acute renal failure

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BUN

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blood urea nitrogen

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CAPD

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continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

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ESRD

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end-stage renal disease

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ESWL

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extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy

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HD

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hemodialysis

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IVP

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intravenous pyelogram

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KUB

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Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder

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PH

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potential hydrogen

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UA

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urinalysis

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UTI

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urinary tract infection

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zo/o

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animal

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vas/o

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vessel

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test/o

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testies

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spermat/o

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sperm

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sperm/o

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sperm

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semin/i

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semen

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prostat/o

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prostate gland

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orchid/o

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testicle

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orchi/o

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testicle

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orch/o

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testicle

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hydro-

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water

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epididym/o

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epididymis

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crypt/o

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hidden

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cry/o

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cold

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balan/o

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glans penis

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andr/o`

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man, male

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albumin/o

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albumin

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azot/o

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nitrogen

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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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cali/o, calic/o

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calyx

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cyst/o

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bladder

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dips/o

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thirst

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glomerul/o

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glomerulus

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ket/o, keton/o

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ketone bodies

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meat/o

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meatus

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nephr/o

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kidney

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noct/i

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night

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olig/o

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few, little, scanty

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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py/o

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pus

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ren/o

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kidney

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ureter/o

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uteter

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urethr/o

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urethra

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ur/o, urin/o

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urine

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-uria

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urine condition

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vesic/o

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urinary bladder

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calculus

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abnormal stone

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calyx

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cup-shaped division of the renal pelvis which urine passes from the renal tubules

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cystometer

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instrument that measures bladder capacity

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cystoscope

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instrument used to view the interior of the bladder

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dialysate

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solution contains water and electrolytes

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dialysis

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process of removing waste products from the blood

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glomerular filtrate

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substances that filter out of the blood through the thin walls of the glomeuli

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glomerulus

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ball-shaped collection of very tiny coiled and intertwined capillaries located in the cortex of the kidney

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hilum

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the depression, or pit, of an organ where the vessels and nerves enter

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micturition

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the act of eliminating urine from the bladder

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nephrolith

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kidney stone

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nephrolithiasis

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a condition of kidney stones

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pyelitis

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inflammation of the renal pelvis

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turbid

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cloudy

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ureter

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one of a pair of tubes that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder

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urethra

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small tubular structure that drains urine from the bladder to the outside of the body

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urethritis

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inflammation of the urethra

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vesicocele

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herniation or downward protrusion of the urinary bladder through the wall of the vaginia

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voiding

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the act of eliminating urine from the body

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characteristis of urine

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color- pale yellow to deep golden 
clarity- clear
odor- aromatic
specific gravity- 1.003-1.030
ph- slightly acidic
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epididymectomy

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surgical removal of the epididymis

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epididymis

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a tightly coiled tubule that resembles a comma

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epididymitis

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inflammation of the epididymis

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exudate

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fluid, pus, or serum slowly discharged from cells or blood vessels through small pores or breaks in cell membranes

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glans penis

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tip of the penis

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malaise

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vague feeling of bodily weakness or discomfort

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malodorous

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foul smelling

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mucopurulent

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characteristic of a combination of mucus and pus

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orchidopexy

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surgical fixation of and undecended testicle

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prepuce

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loose retractable fold of skin covering the tip of the penis

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prostate gland

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gland surrounds the base of the urethra, secretes a milky-colored sectetion

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prostatectomy

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the removal of all or part of the prostate gland

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purulent

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producing or containing pus

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rectoscope

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instrument used to remove tissue surgically from the body. has a light source and lens attached

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vas deferens

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the narrow, straight tube that transports sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct

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anorchism

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the absence of one or both testicles

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balanitis

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inflammation of the glans penis and mucous membranes beneath it

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carcinoma of the prostate

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malignant growth within the prostate gland

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carcinoma of the testes

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malignant tumor of the testicle

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cryptorchidism

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condition of undescended testicle, the absence of one or both testicles from the scrotum

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epispadias

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congenital defect which the urethra opens on the upper side of the penis at some point near the glans

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hydrocele

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accumulation of fluid in any saclike cavity or duct

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hypospadias

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congenital defect which the urethra opens on the underside of the penis instead of at the end

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inguinal hernia

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protrusion of a part of the intestine through a weakened spot in the muscles and membranes of the inguinal region of the abdomen

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orchitis

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inflammation of the testes due to a virus

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phimosis

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a tightness of the forskin of the penis that prevents it from being pulled back

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prostatitis

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inflammation of the prostate gland

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varicocele

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an abnormal dilation of the veins of the spermatic cord leading to the testicle

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albuninuria

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presence in the urine of abnormally large quantities of protein usually albumin

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anuria

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the cessation of urine production or urinary output of less than 100ml per day

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bacteriuria

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the presence of bacteria in the urine

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dysuria

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painful urination

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enuresis

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bedwetting

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fatigue

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state of exhaustion

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frequency

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of times have to urinate

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glycosuria

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abnormal presence of sugar in the urine

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hematuria

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abnormal presence of blood in the urine

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ketonuria

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presence of excessive amounts of ketone bodies in the urine

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lethargy

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sluggish

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nocturia

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urination at night

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oliguria

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secretion of a diminished amount of urine in relation to fluid intake

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polydipsia

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excessive thirst

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polyuria

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excretion of abnormally large amounts of urine

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urgency

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a feeling of the need to void urine immediately

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cystitis

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inflammation of the urinary bladder

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golmerulonepritis (acute)

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inflammation of the glomerulus of the kidneys

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hydronephrosis

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distension of the pelvis and calyces of the kidney caused by urine backing up in the kidney

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nephrotic syndrome

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large amounts of protein in the urine called nephrosis

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polycyctic kidney disease

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hereditary disorder of the kidneys in which grapelike fluid-filled sacs or cysts replace normal kidney tissue

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pyelonephritis (acute)

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a bacterial infection of the renal pelvis of the kidney

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renal calculi

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stone formations in the kidney

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renal cell carcinoma

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malignant tumor of the kidney occurring in adulthood

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renal failure, chronic

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end-stage renal disease

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vesicoureteral reflux

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abnormal backflow of urine from the bladder to the ureter

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peritoneal dialysis

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the use of the peritoneum to filter and cleanse the blood of waste products and draw off excess fluids and regulate body chemistry

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hemodialysis

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process of removing excess fluids and toxins form the blood by continually shunting the blood from the body into a machine for filtering

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kidney transplantation

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surgically placing a donor kidney in to the body of a patient with irreversible renal failure

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catheterization

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introduction of a catheter into a body cavity or organ to instill a substance or remove a fluid

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creatinine clearance test

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test for kidney function that measures the filtration rate of creatinine, waste product normally removed by the kidney

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cystometrography

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examination performed to evaluate bladder tone

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suprapubic prostatectomy

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surgical removal of the prostate gland, by incision into the abdominal wall just above the pubic bone

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VDRL test

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venereal disease research laboratory test

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