Uropathy

A disorder involving the urinary tract.

Any disease in the urinary tract.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: any pathology of the urinary tract

Uropathy
Classification and external resources
ICD-10	N13.
ICD-9	599.6
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In conventional medicine, a uropathy is a disease of the urinary system. Two major types are:

• Obstructive uropathy ^[1]
• Reflux uropathy ^[2]

In alternative medicine, uropathy may be used to mean urine therapy.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ "MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Obstructive uropathy". http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000507.htm. 
2. ^ Woodard JR, Rushton HG (October 1987). "Reflux uropathy". Pediatr. Clin. North Am. 34 (5): 1349–64. PMID 3309852. 

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