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cortex
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outer layer of an organ or body structure
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erythropoietin (EPO)
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glycoprotein homrone produced by certain cells in the kidney
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libido
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sexual desire or drive
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meatus
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opening or passage
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medulla
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inner or central portion of an organ
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micturition
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urination
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nitrogenous wastes
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products of cellular metabolism that contain nitrogen
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orifice
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opening, entrance, or outlet
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percutaneous
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procedure performed through the skin
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reflux
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backward or return flow of a fluid
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urea
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principal nitrogenous end product of protein metabolism excreted in urine and perspiration
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cyst/o orvesic/p\o
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bladder
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lith/o
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stone, calculus
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meat/o
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opening, meatus
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nephr.o orren/o
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kidney
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peritone/o
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peritoneum
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pyel/o
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renal pelvis
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ur/o
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urine
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ureter/o
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ureter
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urethro
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urethra
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andr/o
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male
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balan/o
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glans penis
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epidiym/o
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epididym/o
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orch/o ororchi/o ororchid/o ortest/o
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testis
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prostat/o
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prostate gland
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spermat/o orsperm/o
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spermatozoa, sperm cells
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vas/o
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vessel; vas deferens; duct
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varic/o
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dilated vein
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vesicul/o
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seminal vesicle
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albumin/o
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albumin, protein
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azot/o
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nitrogenous compounds
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bacteri/o
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bacteria
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crypt/o
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hidden
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gonad/o
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gonads, sex glands
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kal/i
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potassium
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keton/o
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ketone bodies
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noct/o
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night
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olig/o
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scanty
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py/o
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pus
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-cide
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killing
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-iasis
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abnormal condition
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-ism
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condition
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-spadias
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slit, fissure
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-uria
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urine
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retro-
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backward
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anuria
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absence of urine production or urinary output
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azotemia
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retention of excessive amounts of nitrogenous compounds; uremia
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chronic renal failure
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renal failure that occurs over a period of years
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dysuria
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painful or difficult urination
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enuresis
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involuntary discharge of urine; incontinence
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fistula
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abnormal passage from a hollow organ to the surface or from one organ to another
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frequency
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voiding at frequent intervals
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hesitancy
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involuntary delay
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nephrotic syndrome
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loss of large amounts of plasma protein
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nocturia
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excessive or frequent urination after going to bed
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oliguria
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diminished capacity to form and pass urine
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urgency
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feeling the need to void immediately
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urolithiasis
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presence of stones in any urinary structure
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Wilms tumor
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rapidly developing malignant neoplasm of the kidney that usually occurs in children
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anorchidism
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congential absence of one or both testes; anorchia; anorchism
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aspermia
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failure to form or ejaculate semen
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balanitis
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inflammation of the skin covering the glans penis
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epispadias
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malformation in which the urethra opens on the dorsum of the penis
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hyrocele
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accumulation of serous fluid in a saclike cavity
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hypospadias
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developmental anomaly in which the urethra opens on the underside of the penis
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phimosis
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stenosis or narrowing of preputial oriface so that the foreskin cannot be retracted over the...
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vericocele
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swelling and distention of veins o the spermatic cord
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