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urinary tract

  1. The series of organs in the urinary system in which urine is formed and excreted. In most vertebrates, the urinary tract consists mainly of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder. In most mammals, and some fish and birds, the urinary tract also includes the urethra.


urinary tract

  1. The body parts involved in the elimination of urine . The ureters , urethra , and urinary bladder are all part of the urinary tract.


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A procedure to reopen his urinary tract could have been done under local anesthesia.

Their app, Colorimetrix, is accurate enough to monitor conditions such as diabetes, kidney disease, and urinary tract infections.

Halpern prescribes the medi-meth for patients who get recurrent urinary-tract infections—a side effect from Adderall or Ritalin.

When I was 36 weeks pregnant, my nurse practitioner told me I had a urinary tract infection and prescribed an antibiotic.

Their usual source is the deeper layers of the urinary tract, especially of the bladder.

In suppurations of the urinary tract pus-producing organisms may be found.

Balsam of Gurjun is a stimulant of the mucous membranes, especially those of the genito-urinary tract, and is diuretic.

Bed-sores and other trophic changes are common, and there is the usual risk of complications in relation to the urinary tract.

Infection from bed-sores or from the urinary tract is the most common cause of death in cases that terminate fatally.

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