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 |