one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
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Pyelonephritis
inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis caused by bacterial infection
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one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Urology.enlarged prostate; appears to be part of the natural aging process
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Urology.one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Urology.enlarged prostate; appears to be part of the natural aging process
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Urology.a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Urology.the operation of introducing a catheter into the body
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Urology.the operation of introducing a catheter into the body
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Urology.impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Urology.one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Urology.inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Urology.impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Urology.the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Urology.the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Urology.accumulation of urine in the kidney because of an obstruction in the ureter
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Urology.either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine; "u…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Urology.a calculus formed in the kidney
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The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis. Also, the cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, kidney, pelvis, caused, bacterial.a bacterial toxin that has been weakened until it is no longer toxic but is strong enough to induce the formation of antibodies and im…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, kidney, pelvis, caused, bacterial.a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, kidney, pelvis, caused, bacterial.(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, kidney, pelvis, caused, bacterial.an inflammation of the kidney
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, kidney, pelvis, caused, bacterial.a genus of bacterial rods containing only the one species that causes granuloma inguinale
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, kidney, pelvis, caused, bacterial.A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney, which surrounds one or more of the renal papillae.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, kidney, pelvis, caused, bacterial.an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, kidney, pelvis, caused, bacterial.(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, kidney, pelvis, caused, bacterial.DNA that is not incorporated into the genome but is replicated together with the genome (especially in bacterial cells)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, kidney, pelvis, caused, bacterial.a genus of bacterial rods containing only the one species that causes granuloma inguinale
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, kidney, pelvis, caused, bacterial.nephritis marked by inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney; characterized by decreased production of urine and by the presence of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: inflammation, kidney, pelvis, caused, bacterial.
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