Terminology Urinology Flashcards

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Choledocholithiasis

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also called bile duct stones or gallstones in the bile duct, is the presence of a gallstone in the common bile duct. Gallstones usually form in your gallbladder.

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Choledocholithotomy

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surgical incision of the common bile duct for removal of a gallstone

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Cholelithiasis

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the formation of gallstones

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Cystoscopy

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a procedure that allows your doctor to examine the lining of your bladder and the tube that carries urine out of your body (urethra).

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Hematuria

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the presence of blood in urine

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Incontinence

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inability of the body to control the evacuative functions of urination or defecation

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Nocturia

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The need to wake and pass urine at night (in contrast to enuresis, where urine is passed unintentionally during sleep)

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Polyuria

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production of abnormally large volumes of dilute urine

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Cholecystectomy

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surgical removal of the gallbladder

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