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What is distended urinary bladder?
It means that it is enlarged for some reason. It could mean that you really need to empty it and haven't. Anything that blocks the urethra from allowing the urine to flow, such as an enlarged prostate or kidney stones, can result in a distended bladder.Another symptom of a distended bladder is a delay in urination. A person may need to strain in order to begin the flow of urine.
What does thickening of the bladder mean?
The wall of the urinary bladder should not be > 3 mm thick when distended and not > 5 mm thick when decompressed. The thickened wall could be due to the edema (swelling) of the wall which can happen due to the inflammation(cystitis) or the thickening could be due to the deposition of urinary sediments on the walls of the bladder. These are the 2 commonest causes. Bladder cancer is another cause. Generally if you are diagnosed with thickening of the bladder you will be sent to a urologist and have a cystoscopy performed.
What is the meaning of urinary bladder?
The Urinary Bladder is located true Pelvis. This is the part of the pelvis thay is smaller and between Ischial and Pubis bones of each side (ie not the between the Illium bones). It lied at the Posterion of this area.
What does urinary bladder decompressed mean?
The phrase decompressed urinary bladder simply refers to an empty bladder. It can also refer to the medical state of someone who has regular incontinence.
What is urithra?
If you mean urethre, it is the tube that goes from the urinary bladder to the outside world.
What does the medical terminology combining form vesico- mean?
The medical terminology combining form "vesico-" refers to the urinary bladder. It is commonly used in terms related to conditions or procedures involving the bladder.
What does visico mean?
Prefix meaning urinary bladder. Source: Language of Medicine Edition 8
What does the medical terminology combining form cyto- mean?
urinary bladder
What are some uses of a bladder in a fish?
To urinate, if you mean the urinary bladder. If you mean the swim bladder, it is to be able to change its depth in the water. It has a way to vent air from the gills to the swim bladder, and from the swim bladder to the digestive tract. So the fish would inflate the bladder to be able to rise and deflate the bladder to go lower.
What does it mean if a 4 year old girl burns when she pees?
urinary tract infection or bladder infection
What do antibiotics perturbations mean?
It is an infection of any part of the urinary system, including kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra.
What is the medical term meaning inflammation of the prostate gland and bladder?
Interstitial cystitis is the medical term meaning chronic inflammation within the wall of the bladder. This condition is more common in women, and its exact causes are unclear. An affected person may have urinary urgency and frequency, and often pain. The condition is very difficult to treat.
