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Medical Term	Description
blood urea nitrogen	A measure of the concentration of urea in the blood
dysuria	Painful or difficult urination.
endometrium	The mucous membrane comprising the inner layer of the uterine wall.
glomerulus	A small tuft of blood capillaries in the kidney that is an integral part of the nephron, the basic unit of the kidney.
glycosuria	The appearance of an abnormally amount of glucose in the urine.
hypercalciuria	Excretion of abnormally high level of calcium in the urine.
hyperkalemia	Abnormally high potassium concentration in the blood, usually due to acute renal failure.
hyperoxaluria	Abnormally high amounts of oxalates in the urine.
ileal	Of or pertaining to the ileum.
intermittency	A urinary tract disorder in which urine flow is not continuous but stops and starts.
ketonuria	Presence of ketone bodies in urine.
lymphuria	The presence of lymph in urine.
methenamine	An antibacterial compound most commonly used in the treatment of urinary tract infections.
nephritis	Inflammation of any part of the kidney.
nephrology	A subspecialty of medicine concerned with the kidney.
nephrosclerosis	Hardening of the kidney due to infiltration by fibrous connective tissue. Usually caused by chronic hypertension.
nephrosis	Any degenerative disease of the kidney.
nocturnal enuresis	Involuntary discharge of urine during sleep at night after expected age of completed development of urinary control.
perinephritis	Inflammation of the connective and adipose tissues surrounding the KIDNEY.
prostatism	Lower urinary tract symptom, such as slow urinary stream, associated with prostatic hyperplasia in older men.
prostatitis	Inflammation of the prostate gland.
pyelectasis	Dilation of the pelvis of the kidney.
pyelitis	Inflammation of the renal pelvis.
pyelocystitis	Inflammation of the kidney pelvis and the urinary bladder.
pyelonephritis	Inflammation of the kidney involving the renal parenchyma (the nephrons), kidney pelvis and kidney calices. It is characterized by abdominal pain, fever, nausea, vomiting and occasionally diarrhea.
pyonephrosis	Distention of kidney with the presence of pus and destruction of the renal parenchyma. It is often associated with renal obstruction and can lead to total or nearly total loss of renal function.
ureter	One of a pair of tubes that transports urine from the kidney pelvis to the urinary bladder.
ureteral	Pertaining to the ureter.
ureterocele	A cystic dilatation of the end of a ureter as it enters into the urinary bladder. It may obstruct urine flow.
ureterolithiasis	Formation of stones in the ureter.
ureterostomy	Surgical creation of an external opening in the ureter for external drainage of the urine.
urethra	A tube that transports urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body in both the sexes. It also has a reproductive function in the male by providing a passage for sperm.
urethral	Pertaining to the urethra.
urinalysis	Laboratory analysis of urine by chemical, physical, or microscopic means.
urochesia	Passage of urine through the rectum.
urolith	A stone in the urinary tract.
urolithiasis	Formation of stones in any part of the urinary tract, usually in the kidney, urinary bladder or the ureter.
urologic	Pertaining to urology.
urothelium	The epithelial lining of the urinary tract.

Authors and Reviewers

Authored by Dr. Barbara A. Erickson
Medically reviewed by Dr. Jonathan Keroes, MD
Last Update: 12/18/2022