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Chapter 6 Urinary System Flashcards

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Ammonia

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Toxic breakdown of amino acids

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Bladder

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Hollow sac that holds fluid, for example, urine or bike

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Excretion

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Removal of waste products of metabolism out of the body

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Excrete

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To pass out the body the waste products of metabolism

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Kidney

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Organ of excretion

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Nephrectomy

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Surgical removal of a kidney

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Nephrology

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Medical specialty of diseases of the kidney

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Nephrologist

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Medical specialist in diseases of the kidney

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Nitrogenous

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Containing or generating nitrogen

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Renal

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Pertaining to the kidney

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Urea

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End product of nitrogen metabolism

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Urethra

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Canal leading from the bladder to outside

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Urethral

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Pertaining to the urethra

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Urethritis

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Inflammation of the urethra

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Ureter

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Tube that connects the kidney to the urinary bladder

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Ureteral

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Pertaining to the ureter

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Urine

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Fluid and dissolved substances excreted by the kidney

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Urinary

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Pertaining to urine

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Urinate

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To pass urine

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Urination

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The act of passing urine

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Urology

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Medical specialty of disorders of the urinary system

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Urologist

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Medical specialist in disorders of the urinary system

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Urological

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Pertaining to urology

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Calyx

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Funnel-shaped structure

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Cortex

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Outer portion of an organ

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Cortical

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Pertaining to the cortex

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Filtrate

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ThAt which has passed through a filter

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Filter

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A porous substance through which liquid or gas is passed to separate out contained particles; or to use a filter

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Filtration

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Process of passing liquid through a filter

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Glomerulus

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Plexus of capillaries, part of the nephron

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Glomerular

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Pertaining to or affecting a glomerulus or glomeruli

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Hilum

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The part where the nerves and blood vessels enter or leave an organ

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Loop of Henle

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Part of the renal tube where reabsorption occurs

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Medulla

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Central portion of a structure surrounded by cortex

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Nephron

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Filtration unit of the kidney (glomerulus + renal tube)

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Pelvis

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A cup shaped cavity, as in the pelvis of a kidney

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Peritubular

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Surrounding a small renal tubules

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Permeable

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Allowing passage of substances through a membrane

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Semipermeable

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Freely permeable to water but not solutes

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Impermeable

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When nothing is allowed passage

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Reabsorption

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The taking back into the blood of substances that had previously been filled out from it

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Renin

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Enzyme secrets by the kidney that causes vasoconstriction

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Calculus

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Small stone

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Extracorporeal

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Outside the body

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Hydronephrosis

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Dilation of the pelvis and Calyces of a kidney

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Hydronephrotic

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Pertaining to or suffering from the dilation. Of the pelvis and Calyces of the kidney

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Lithotripsy

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Crushing stones by sound waves

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Lithotripter

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Instrument that generates sound waves

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Nephrolithiasis

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Presence of a kidney stone

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Nephrolithotomy

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Incision for removal of a kidney stone

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Nephroscope

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Endoscope to view the inside of a kidney

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Nephroscopy

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Visual examination of the kidney

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Peristalsis

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Waves of alternate contraction and relaxation along a tube to move its contents onward

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Peristaltic

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Pertaining to peristalsis

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Pyelogram

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X-ray image of renal pelvis and ureters

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Reflux

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Backward flow

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Spasmodic

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Having intermittent spasms or contractions

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Ureteroscope

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Endoscope to view the inside of the ureter

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Ureteroscopy

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Examination of the ureter

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Dialysis

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An artificial method of filtration to remove excess waste materials and water from the body

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Diuretic

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Agent that increases Urine output

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Diuresis

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Excretion of large volumes of urine

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Glomerulonephritis

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Infection of the glomeruli of the kidney

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Hematuria

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Blood in the urine

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Interstitial

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Pertaining to the spaces between cells in a tissue or organ

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Nephritis

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Inflammation of the kidney

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Nephropathy

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Any disease of the kidney

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Nephrotic syndrome

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Glomerular disease with marked loss of protein

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Pyelonephritis

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Inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis

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Wilms tumor

Nephroblastoma

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Cancerous kidney tumor of childhood

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Anuria

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Absence of urine production

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Azotemia

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Excess nitrogenous waste products in the blood

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Hemodialysis

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An artificial method of filtration to remove excess wast materials and water directly from the blood

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Implant

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To insert material into tissues or the material inserted into tissue

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Oliguria

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Scanty production of urine

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Polycystic

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Composed of many cysts

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Sibling

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Brother or sister

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Transplant

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The act of transferring tissue from one person to another

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Uremia

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The complex of symptoms arising from renal failure

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Enuresis

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Bed-wetting, urinary incontinence

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Meatus

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The external opening of a passage

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Micturition

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Act of passing urine

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Micturate

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Pass urine

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Reflex

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An involuntary response to a stimulus

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Sphincter

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Band of muscle that encircles an opening, when the muscle contracts, the opening squeezes closed

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Void

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To evacuate urine or feces

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Cystitis

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Inflammation of the urinary bladder

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Cystopexy

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Surgical procedure to support the urinary bladder

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Cystoscope

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An endoscope inserted to view the inside of the bladder

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Cystoscopy

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The process of using a cystoscope

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Dysuria

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Difficulty or pain with urination

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Frequency

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The number of times something happens in a given time

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Idiopathic

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Pertaining to a disease of unknown etiology

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Incontinence

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Inability to prevent discharge of urine or feces

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Incontinent

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Denoting incontinence

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Kegel exercises

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Contraction and relaxation of the pelvic floor muscles to improve urethral and rectal sphincter function

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Portal

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The vein that brings blood from the intestines to the liver

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Pyelitis

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Inflammation of the renal pelvis

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Retention

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A holding info what should normally be discharged

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Stage

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A description of the distribution and extent of dissemination of a cancer disease process

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Suprapubic

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Above the symphysis pubis

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Cast

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A cylindrical mold formed by materials In kidney tubules

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Cystourethrogram

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X-ray imaging during voiding to show structure and function of bladder and urethra

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Glycosuria

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Presence of glucose in urine

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Ketone

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Chemical formed in uncontrolled diabetes or in starvation

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Ketosis

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Excess production of ketones

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Ketoacidosis

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Excess production of ketones, making the blood acidic

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Nitrite

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Chemical formed in urine by escherichia coli (e.coli) and other microorganisms

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Proteinuria

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Presence of protein in urine

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Retrograde

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Reversal of normal flow, for example, back from the bladder into the ureters

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Urinalysis

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Examination of the urine to separate it into its elements and define their kind and/or quantity

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Amino acid

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The basic building block for protein

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