urinary tract
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.
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How to use urinary tract in a sentence
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.
New Camera-Centric Smartphone App Puts Healthcare in Your Pocket | Mihir Patkar | March 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHalpern 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.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
In suppurations of the urinary tract pus-producing organisms may be found.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddBalsam of Gurjun is a stimulant of the mucous membranes, especially those of the genito-urinary tract, and is diuretic.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines | T. H. Pardo de TaveraBed-sores and other trophic changes are common, and there is the usual risk of complications in relation to the urinary tract.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander MilesInfection from bed-sores or from the urinary tract is the most common cause of death in cases that terminate fatally.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander Miles
Cultural definitions for urinary tract
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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