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Glossary

Ureter: Tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder.

Urethra: The tube through which urine leaves the body. It empties urine from the bladder.

Diuretic: A drug that increases the production of urine.

Hydronephrosis: A condition where one or both kidneys are enlarged due to an obstruction to drainage of urine.

Renal artery stenosis: Narrowing of the artery that supplies to the kidney.
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