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A pyelotomy is the surgical replacement of a kidney.

Norman Smith was born with the opening of the urethra on the upper surface of the penis. This is known as ______.

What is a stone located anywhere along the ureter called?

Roberta Gridley is scheduled for surgical repair of the walls of her urethra. This procedure is a/an ______.

A specialist in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the kidneys is a/an ______.

Ureterectasis is the abnormal narrowing of a ureter.

What is the absence of urine formation by the kidneys called?

What is the visual examination of the urinary bladder called?

Ablation is a treatment that involves the removal of a body part or the destruction of its function.

The presence of abnormally low concentrations of protein in the blood is known as ______.

An indwelling catheter is one that remains inside the body for a prolonged time.

Acute renal failure has sudden onset and is characterized by ______.

Doris Volk has a chronic bladder condition involving inflammation within the wall of the bladder. This is known as ______ ______.

What occurs when the muscles in the wall of the bladder contract involuntarily?

A cystectomy is an incision into the urinary bladder.

Glomerulonephritis is an inflammation of the bladder.

The term meaning the distention of the ureter is ______.

Which condition is also known as uremic poisoning?

The term ______ _______ means urinary incontinence during sleep.

Mr. Baldridge suffers from excessive urination during the night. The medical term for this is _______.

John Danielson has an enlarged prostate gland. This caused narrowing of the urethra, which is known as ______.

Rosita LaPinta inherited ______ kidney disease.

Henry Wong's kidneys failed. He is being treated with ______ ________, which involves the removal of waste from his blood through a fluid exchange in the abdominal cavity.

Dysuria is difficult or painful urination.

Which term means suppuration of the kidney?

A vesicovaginal fistula is an abnormal opening between the __________ and __________ that allows constant involuntary flow of urine from the __________ into the __________.

Glomerulonephritis is a type of nephritis caused by inflammation of the glomeruli that causes __________ and proteins to leak into the urine.

Ureterectasis is the __________ of a ureter.

Oliguria means scanty urination.

Urethropexy is the surgical fixation of the urethra to __________.

What is the term that describes the presence of kidney stones?

A hernia of the bladder through the vaginal wall is known as:

The medical term for the removal of a body part or destruction of its function by surgery, drugs or other methods is:

This surgical procedure is described by the surgical fixation of the bladder to the abdominal wall:

The narrowing of the urethra is known as:

A malformation process characterized by a congenital abnormality of the urethral opening is known as:

A procedure to remove waste products such as urea, creatinine and excess water from the blood of a patient whose kidneys no longer function:

This urinary problem is caused by interference with the normal nerve pathways associated with urination:

A radiographic study of the kidneys and ureters is known as:

The discharge of blood from the ureter is called:

A neurogenic bladder is a urinary problem caused by interference with the normal __________ associated with urination.

Epispadias is a congenital abnormality of the __________.

Ureterorrhagia is the discharge of _________

A cystocele is a hernia of the bladder through the __________.

An intravenous pyelogram is a radiographic study of the __________.

Urethrostenosis is the __________ of the urethra.

Dialysis is a procedure to remove __________ from the blood of a patient whose kidneys no longer function.

Ablation is a treatment that involves the removal of a body part or the destruction of its function through the use of __________.

Nephrolithiasis describes the presence of __________.

Cystopexy is the surgical fixation of the __________ to the abdominal wall.

The presence of red blood cells and protein in the urine because of inflammation of the filtering units of the kidneys is an indicator of what condition?

The word 'oliguria' refers to:

An abnormal opening that allows constant involuntary flow of urine from the bladder into the vagina is known as a(n):

A surgical suspension of the ___________ from the posterior surface of the pubic symphysis is called urethropexy and is used to correct urinary stress incontinence.

Distension of the ureter, or this term, can be a result of a ureteral calculus. What is this term?