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1
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Nephro/o

Ren/o

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Kidney

2
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-uria

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Urine

3
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-pexy

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Fixation

4
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-iasis

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Abnormal condition

5
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-lysis

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Separation, destruction, loosening

6
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-tripsy

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Crushing

7
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-ptosis

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Prolapse, downward displacement

8
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-emia

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Blood condition

9
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Ren/al

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Pertaining to kidneys

10
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Glomerul/o/nephr/itis

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Inflammation of the glomerulus of the kidneys

11
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Hyper/tension

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High blood pressure

12
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Chronic loss of protein in the urine

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Protein/uria

13
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Drug prescribed to stimulate flow of urine

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Diuretic

14
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Supra-

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Above

Excessive

15
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Nephr/o/lith/iasis

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Abnormal condition of kidney stone

16
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Nephr/o/rrhaphy

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Suture of kidney

17
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Nephr/o/lith/o/tomy

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Incision to remove kidney stone

18
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Nephr/o/ptosis

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Prolapsed kidney

19
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Nephr/o/pexy

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Fixation of kidney

20
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Cancerous tumor

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Malignant

21
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Hemat/uria

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Blood in urine

22
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Poly/uria

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Excessive urination

23
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Noct/uria

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Urination at night

24
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In/continence

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Uncontrolled loss of urine

25
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Cath

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Catheter

26
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CRF

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Chronic renal failure

27
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ESRD

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End stage renal disease

28
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HD

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Hemodialysis

29
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Increased formation and secretion of urine

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Diuresis

30
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Process of removing excess fluids from the blood

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Hemodialysis

31
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Filtering process used to clean blood

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Dialysis

32
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Block reabsorption of sodium by the kidneys

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Diuretics