Urinary Tract Terms & Definitions

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1.	X-ray examination of the kidneys, bladder, and ureters where iodine-based dye is injected into a vein in the patient's arm; includes series of x-ray images to view how kidneys remove the dye and how the dye collects in the patient's urine.
4.	Procedure performed on a patient that involves inserting an object(s) into the patient's body for medical and/or diagnostic tasks.
10.	Sudden inability for the kidneys to perform their functions, usually characterized by uremia.
11.	The inability to empty the bladder.
13.	The insertion of a tube through the urethra into the bladder to relieve distention of the bladder.
14.	A hollow muscular organ that is a reservoir for urine.
15.	Inflammation of the renal pelvis and kidney.
16.	Normal process of excreting urine.
17.	Substances (wastes) in the blood pass through the membrane into the lesser-concentrated dialysate in the response to the laws of diffusion; treatment for chronic renal failure.
18.	The sudden need to void.
19.	The feeling for the need to void often.
21.	Shock-waves that are delivered to a patient to break down renal calculi. Hint: prefix=stone; suffix=crush.
22.	A progressive disease that may produce various conditions related to the insufficient function of the kidneys.
24.	Difficulty in initiating urination.
25.	Inflammation of the bladder.
26.	Procedure that is performed on a patient without inserting an object(s) into the patient's body for medical and/or diagnostic tasks.
28.	an opening; an abnormal connection between an organ, vessel, or intestince and another structure.
30.	The amount of urine that remains in the bladder after the person has voided.
33.	The need to urinate during the night.
34.	Refers to the kidneys.
35.	A stone.
36.	The tube extending from the bladder to the outside of the body.
38.	The complete suppression of urine formation by the kidneys; the absence of urine.

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2.	The use of the peritoneum to diffuse the blood; treatment for patients with severe chronic kidney disease.
3.	The process of removing waste products and other elements from the blood.
5.	Emptying the bladder of urine.
6.	The process when urine is produced.
7.	The presence of blood in the urine.
8.	Can occur in the ureters which interferes the flow of urine to the bladder because of a narrowing of the passageway.
9.	Complete or almost complete failure of the kidneys to function; worsened chronic renal disease when renal function is less than 10%.
12.	Involuntary loss of drops of urine.
20.	The mechanical process of removing waste products from the blood, which are normally removed by the kidneys when their function is at a normal level. Hint: prefix=complete or through; suffix=separation.
23.	Scanty or small urinary output.
27.	Pain or discomfort upon urinating.
29.	Excessive urination.
31.	Waste products that are normally found/excreted in the urine are present in the blood at abnormally high levels.
32.	Performs the major work of the urinary system by filtering the blood to remove waste products and excess water.
33.	Functional units of the kidneys; they form urine by the processes of filtration, reabsorption, and secretion.
36.	Narrow tubes about 10-12 inches long that carry urine to the bladder from the kidneys.
37.	Normal process of excreting urine.

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