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Meatus
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Orifice (opening) of the urethra.
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Micturition
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Process of emptying bladder; urination; voiding.
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Urinary retention
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Inablility to void although urins is produced by the kidneys and enters the bladder; excessive storage of urine in the bladder.
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Hematuria
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Blood in the urine.
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Urinary diversion
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Surgical creation of an alternate route for excretion of urine.
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Specific gravity
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A characteristic of urine that can be determined with manufactured plastic strips or an instrument called a urnometer or hydrometer.
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Kegel exercises
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Repetitious contraction and relaxation of the pubococcygleal muscle to improve vaginal tone and urinary continence.
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Hesitancy
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Dealy or difficulty in initiating voiding.
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PVR
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Post-void risidual; urine in the bladder immediately after voiding.
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Suprapubic catheter
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Catheter inserted into bladder through small abdominal incision above pubic area.
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Condom catheter
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Tube for draining urine; applied externally to the penis and connecting to a collection bag.
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Ileal conduit
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Urinary diversio in which the ureters are connected to the ileujm with a stoma created on the abdominal wall.
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Oliguria
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Scanty or greatly diminished amount of urine voided in given time; 24-hour urine output is 1000 to 400 mL.
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Anuria
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Technically, no urine voided; 24 -hour urine output is less than 1000 mL.
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Nocturia
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Excessive urination during the night.
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