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Kidney Stones Glossary

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Published: Aug. 6, 2007
Updated: Sept. 7, 2010

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Bladder: A sac that holds urine in your body

Calculus: Stone

Calyx: Cup-shaped part of the kidney

Hematuria: Blood in urine

Incision: A cut made with a scalpel for surgical purposes

Kidney: Large bean-shaped organ that filters chemicals in your body and produces urine

Lithiasis: Formation of a stone

Nephrolithiasis: The formation of kidney stones

Nephrostomy: Passage of a small tube through the back into the kidney

Pyuria: Pus in urine

Renal: Pertaining to the kidney

Staghorn stone: Stone that fills up the entire kidney

Shock wave lithotripsy (SWL): A treatment technique using shock waves to crush kidney stones

Ureter: A narrow tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder

Ureterolithiasis: Stones in the ureter

Urinate: To pass urine from the bladder

Urination: The act of voiding (passing your water)

Urine: Fluid made by the kidney and stored in the bladder

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Updated: Sept. 7, 2010
Published: Aug. 6, 2007
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