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Uremia
Uremia The buildup in the blood of substances normally eliminated in the urine.
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Blood
The life-maintaining fluid which is made up of plasma, red blood cells (erythrocytes), white blood cells (leukocytes), and platelets; blood circulates through the body's heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries; it carries away waste matter and carbon dioxide, and brings nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, vitamins, antibodies, heat, and oxygen to the tissues.
Urine
The waste fluid secreted by the kidneys, transported by the ureters, stored in the bladder, and voided through the urethra.
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Urinary fistula
An abnormally located opening of the urinary passageway, as when the two edges of a surgical repair fail to join along their full length.
Urethral stricture
Contraction or closure of the urethra, as when scar tissue contracts following urethral surgery.
Urogenital
Pertaining to both the urinary and genital structures; genitourinary.
Urogenital sinus
In embryology, an elongated sac or funnel that precedes the differentiation of the external genitalia. In some types of hermaphroditism its differentiation fails to reach completion so that it constitutes a birth defect of the external genital orifice(s).
Ungual
Having to do with the nails.
Uremia
Ureter
A narrow tube that transfers urine from the kidney to the bladder.
Urinary bladder
The organ that serves as a temporary storage place for urine. Also called the bladder.
Uvula
The fleshy mass hanging down from the soft palate above the back of the tongue.
Urodynamic assessments
Tests of urine flow and pressure, carried out to establish bladder function.
Unequal randomisation
A technique used to allocate subjects into groups at a differential rate; for example, three subjects may be assigned to a treatment group for every one assigned to the control group..
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