| A | B |
|---|
| Acute Renal Failure | sudden loss of kidney function |
| Calyces | cuplike cavaties of the kidney |
| Chronic Renal Failure | gradual loss of function of the nephrons of the kidneys |
| Collecting Tubules | Structure in nephron which collects urine from distal convoluted tubule |
| Cystiitis | inflammation of the mucous membrane of the urinary bladder |
| Dialysis | the seperation of smaller molecules from larger molecules in a solution by selective diffusion through a semipermeable membrane |
| Dysuria | painful urination |
| ESWL (Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy) | a procedure used to reduce kidney stones to sand to enable them to pass through the urinary tract |
| Fistula | abnormal duct from an abscess, cavity, or hollow organ to the body surface or to another hollow organ |
| Hematuria | Blood in the urine |
| Hemodialysis | procedure for removing waste products in the circulating blood of patients with kidney failure |
| Hydronephrosis | renal pelvis and calcyes become distended due to accumulation of fluid |
| Incontinence | loss of self-control, espeically of urine, feces, or semen. |
| Dialyzer | a device to perform dialysis; a kidney machine |
| Renal Calculi | a.k.a Kidney Stones |
| Nocturia | Excessive urination during the night |
| Oliguria | Production of Urine |
| Peritoneal Dialysis | Filtering of the client's blood through the client's own peritoneal lining |
| Polyuria | Excessive Urination |
| Pyuria | The presence of pus in the urine |
| Pyleonephritis | Inflammation of the kidneys and the pelvis of the ureter |
| Retroperitoneal | located behind the peritoneum |
| Ureter | the long narrow tube that carries urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder |
| Urethra | the tube that urine is transported from the bladder to the outside of the body |
| Urinalysis | the chemical analysis of urine |
| Urinary Bladder | a muscular membrane-lined sac located in the anterior part of the pelvic cavity and used to hold urine |
| Urinary Meatus | the opening of the urethra |
