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Which term describes excessive urination?

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Definition. Dysuria is any discomfort associated with urination. Abnormally frequent urination (e.g., once every hour or two) is termed urinary frequency. Urgency is an abrupt, strong, often overwhelming, need to urinate.

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Similarly, you may ask, which term means excessive urination?

Excessive urination volume (or polyuria) occurs when you urinate more than normal. Urine volume is considered excessive if it equals more than 2.5 liters per day. In this case, it is called nocturnal polyuria (or nocturia).

Also, what is the term that describes the presence of kidney stones? Urine drains from the kidney through a narrow tube called the ureter into the bladder. Urolithiasis is the term that refers to the presence of stones in the urinary tract, while nephrolithiasis (nephro = kidney + lithiasis = stone) refers to kidney stones and ureterolithiasis refers to stones lodged in the ureter.

Similarly, which term describes excessive urination during the night?

Frequent and excessive urination during the night. Urinary incontinence during sleep; also known as bed-wetting.

What is the term used to describe the inability to control urine excretion?

Urinary Incontinence. Incontinence – sometimes called "urinary incontinence" – is the inability to hold urine in the bladder. The bladder, located in the pelvis, is a balloon-shaped organ that stores urine made by the kidneys.

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Which term means inflammation of the kidney?

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Which condition is the rupture of the bladder?

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Which structure carries urine from the kidneys to the bladder?

ureters

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What term means stones in the bladder?

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Which Treatment involves performing exercises to strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor?

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Which term means a group of disorders characterized by the inflammation of the prostate gland?

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Which term describes painful or difficult urination?

Definition. Dysuria is any discomfort associated with urination. Abnormally frequent urination (e.g., once every hour or two) is termed urinary frequency. Urgency is an abrupt, strong, often overwhelming, need to urinate.

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Which term means painful or difficult urination?

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What is the amount of urine produced by the kidneys in a 24 hour period?

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Do the kidneys lie outside the peritoneal cavity?

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Which term describes a condition in which 24 hour urine output is less than 50 ml?

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Which condition is the abnormal narrowing of the tube?

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Which condition is inflammation of the renal pelvis and of the kidney?

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Which condition is a chronic inflammation within the walls of the bladder?

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Where does urine collect before entering the ureters?

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What is the color of kidney stones?

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What is the major cause of kidney stones?

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