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cyst/o, vesic/o

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bladder, sac

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glomerul/o

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glomerulus

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meat/o

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meatus (opening)

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nephr/o, ren/o

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kidney

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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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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albumin/o

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albumin

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azot/o

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urea, nitrogen

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blast/o

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developing cell, germ cell

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glyc/o, glycos/o

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sugar

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hydr/o

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water

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lith/o

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stone, calculus

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noct/i

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night

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olig/o

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scanty, few

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son/o

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sound

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tom/o

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cut, section

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trachel/o

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neck, neck-like

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urin/o, ur/o

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urine, urinary tract

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ven/o

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vein

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21
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-iasis, -esis

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condition

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22
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-lysis

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loosening, dissolution, separtatiing

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-megaly

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enlargement

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24
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-orrhaphy

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suturing, repairing

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-ptosis

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drooping, sagging, prolapse

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-tripsy

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surgical crushing

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-trophy

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nourishment, development

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-uria

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urine, urination

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albuminuria

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albumin in the urine (albumin is an important protein in the blood, but when found in the urine it indicates a kidney problem)

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anuria

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absence of urine (failure of the kidney to excrete urine)

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31
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azoturia

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(excessive) urea and nitrogenous substances in the urine

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32
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diuresis

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condition of urine passing through (increased excretion of urine)

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33
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dysuria

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difficult or painful urination

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glycosuria

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sugar (glucose) in the urine

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hematuria

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blood in the urine

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36
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meatal

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pertaining to the meatus

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37
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nocturia

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night urination

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oliguria

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scanty urine

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polyuria

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excessive urine

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pyuria

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pus in the urine

41
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urinary

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pertaining to urine

42
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urologist

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physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the male and female urinary systems and the reproductive system of the male

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urology

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study of the male and female urinary system and the reproductive system in the male

44
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catheter

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flexible, tubelike devise, such as a urinary catheter, for withdrawing or instilling fluids

45
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urinary catheterization

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passage of a catheter into the urinary bladder to withdraw urine

46
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distended

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stretched out (a bladder is distended when filled with urine)

47
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diuretic

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agent that increases the amount of urine

48
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enuresis

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involuntary urination (bed wetting)

49
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fulguration

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destruction of living tissue with an electric spark (used to remove bladder growths)

50
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hemodialysis

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procedure for removing impurities from the blood because of an inability of the kidneys to do so

51
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incontinence

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inability to control bladder and/or bowels

52
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lithotrite

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instrument used to crush a stone in the urinary bladder

53
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micturate

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to urinate or void

54
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peritoneal dialysis

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procedure for removing toxic wastes when kidney is unable to do so; the peritoneal cavity is used as the receptacle for the fluid used in the dialysis

55
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renal transplant

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surgical implantation of a donor kidney to replace a non-functioning kidney

56
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resectoscope

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instrument used for removing prostate gland tissue through the urethra

57
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specific gravity

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a measurement that indicates concentrating or diluting ability of the kidneys (a test on urine)

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stricture

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abnormal narrowing, such as a urethral stricture

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urinal

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receptacle for urine

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urinalysis

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laboratory examination of urine

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cystitis

A

inflammation of the bladder

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cystocele

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protrusion of the bladder

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cystolith

A

stone in the bladder

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glomerulonephritis

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inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney

65
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hydronephrosis

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abnormal condition of water in the kidney (distention of the kidney pelvis with urine because of an obstruction)

66
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nephritis

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inflammation of a kidney

67
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pyelonephritis

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inflammation of the renal pelvis and the kidney

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uremia

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condition of urine in the blood (toxic condition resulting from the retention of by-products of the kidney in the blood)

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nephrolithiasis

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condition of stone(s) in the kidney

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polycystic kidney

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condition in which the kidney contains many cysts and is enlarged

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renal calculi

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stones in the kideny

72
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urinary retention

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abnormal accumulation of urine in the bladder because of an inability to urinate

73
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urinary suppression

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sudden stoppage of urine formation

74
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urinary tract infection

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infection of one or more organs of the urinary tract

75
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cystectomy

A

excision of the bladder

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cystolithotomy

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incision of the bladder to remove a stone

77
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cystoplasty

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plastic repair of the bladder

78
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cystostomy

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creation of an artificial opening into the bladder

79
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cystotomy or vesicotomy

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incision of bladder

80
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lithotripsy

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surgical crushing of bone

81
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nephrectomy

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excision of a kidney

82
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nephrolysis

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separating the kidney (from other body structures)

83
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nephropexy

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creation of an artificial opening into the kidney

84
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pyeloplasty

A

plastic repair of the renal pelvis

85
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urethropexy

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surgical fixation of the urethra

86
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cystogram

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x-ray film of the bladder

87
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cystopyelogram

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x-ray film of the bladder and the renal pelvis

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cystoscopy

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visual examination of the bladder

89
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intravenous pyelogram

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x-ray film of the renal pelvis with construct medium injected intravenously

90
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nephrogram

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x-ray film of the kidney

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nephrosonography

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process of recording the kidney with ultrasound

92
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pyelogram

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x-ray film of the renal pelvis

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renal biopsy

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to view a portion of living kidney tissue

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retrograde pyelogram

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x-ray film of the renal pelvis (retrograde means to move in a direction opposite from normal) with contrast medium injected through the urethra

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