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Describes the urinary tractYUR-ih-nair-ee traktThe organs that make, carry, store and pass urine: the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra.Full entry and anything about urine: urinary output, urinary retentionYUR-ih-nair-ee rih-TEN-shunBeing unable to empty the bladder completely, or at all.Full entry , urinary tract infectionYUR-ih-nair-ee TRAKT in-FEK-shunAn infection anywhere in the urinary tract: the kidneys, ureters, bladder or urethra.Full entry , incontinencein-KON-tih-nensLoss of control over the bladder or bowel, so urine or stool leaks out without the person meaning it to.in- notcontin/o to hold back-ence state ofFull entry . The urinary system is the two kidneys, two ureterYOOR-uh-terOne of the two tubes that carry urine from the kidneys down to the bladder.Full entry , the bladderBLAD-erThe hollow, stretchy organ in the lower belly that stores urine until it leaves the body.cyst/o bladder (as in cystitis)Full entry and the urethrayoo-REE-thruhThe tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body.Full entry .
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Related terms
urinary tract infection
An infection anywhere in the urinary tract: the kidneys, ureters, bladder or urethra.
renal
Relating to the kidneys.
bladder
The hollow, stretchy organ in the lower belly that stores urine until it leaves the body.
urinary tract
The organs that make, carry, store and pass urine: the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra.
urethra
The tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body.