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bladder outlet obstruction — any of various blockages in the outflow of urine from the bladder; causes include benign prostatic hyperplasia, bladder neck dyssynergia, prostate cancer or another tumor that presses against the urethra, and a variety of other conditions … Medical dictionary
bladder outlet obstruction index — Abrams Griffiths number … The new mediacal dictionary
Bladder — The organ that stores urine. The bladder is a hollow organ in the lower abdomen. The kidneys filter waste from the blood and produce urine, which enters the bladder through two tubes called ureters. Urine leaves the bladder through another tube,… … Medical dictionary
bladder — n. 1) (urinary bladder) a sac shaped organ that has a wall of smooth muscle and stores the urine produced by the kidneys. Urine passes into the bladder through the ureters; the release of urine from the bladder is controlled by a sphincter at its … The new mediacal dictionary
Abrams-Griffiths number — bladder outlet obstruction index; = BOOI a scale used to estimate the degree of bladder outflow obstruction (BOO) in a patient: >1.5 indicates obstruction … The new mediacal dictionary
Jerry Blaivas — Jerry G. Blaivas (born in Brooklyn, NY) is a board certified American urologist, researcher, editor, and author, and he serves as the director of the Institute for Bladder and Prostate Research in New York City. Contents 1 Life 2 Education and… … Wikipedia
Urologic disease — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D014570 Urologic disease can involve congenital or acquired dysfunction of the urinary system.Kidney… … Wikipedia
Benigne Prostatahyperplasie — Schematische Darstellung der benignen Prostatahyperplasie … Deutsch Wikipedia
Posterior urethral valve — Classification and external resources Vesiculæ seminales and ampullæ of ductus deferentes, seen from the front. Posterior urethral valves are at the dorsal aspect (back) of the prostatic urethra. DiseasesDB … Wikipedia
drug — drug1 /drug/, n., v., drugged, drugging. n. 1. Pharm. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well being. 2. (in federal law) a. any substance… … Universalium
