Urinary Tract
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GEN: prefer specific organ; /radiogr = UROGRAPHY but for general only: prefer /radiogr with specific organs of the urinary tract; /surg: consider also UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; dis = UROLOGIC DISEASES; neopl = UROLOGIC NEOPLASMS but prefer specifics |
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Urogenital System (1966-1971) |
Urinary Tract Categories.
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Bladder |
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Kidney - Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations. |
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Ureter - One of a pair of thick-walled tubes that transports urine from the KIDNEY PELVIS to the BLADDER. |
Urinary Tract Definitions and Terms
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