Urinary Terminology Crossword

A flower-shaped or funnel-shaped structure; specifically one of the branches or recesses of the pelvis of the kidney into which the orifices of the renal pyramids project.
Hernial displacement of a kidney.
the clinical purification of blood by dialysis, as a substitute for the normal function of the kidney.
a set of diseases affecting the glomeruli of the nephron.
having a tendency to mix with, dissolve in, or be wetted by water.
surgical removal of a calculus (stone) from the bladder, kidney, or urinary tract.
pathological softening of nervous tissue.
relating to newborn children (or mammals).
the surgical fixation of a floating or mobile kidney (nephroptosis)
a male fertility issue defined as a low sperm concentration in the ejaculate.
the practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time.
inflammation of the substance of the kidney as a result of bacterial infection.
the location where the renal pyramids in the medulla empty urine into the minor calyx in the kidney.
a treatment, typically using ultrasound shock waves, by which a kidney stone or other calculus is broken into small particles that can be passed out by the body.
the production of abnormally small amounts of urine.