Urinary tract

Introduction: Urinary tract

Description of Urinary tract

Urinary tract: The organs of the body that produce and discharge urine. These include the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra.
Source: National Institute of Health

Urinary tract: the organs and tubes involved in the production and excretion of urine.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Urinary tract: organs and passageways that participate in the excretion of the urine from the kidneys through the bladder and the urinary meatus.
Source: CRISP

Urinary tract: Related Topics

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• Urinary
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• Urinary pain (93 causes)
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• Passage
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• Pelvis disease

Urinary tract as an Organ

Urinary tract (organ): The urinary tract consists of a variety of organs, structures...more »

Urinary tract (organ): Urination, or voiding, is a complex activity. The bladder is a balloonlike muscle that lies in the lowest part of the ... (Source: excerpt from Urinary Incontinence in Children: NIDDK)

The system that takes wastes from the blood and carries them out of the body in the form... (Source: excerpt from Kidney Failure Glossary: NIDDK)

The organs, tubes, muscles, and nerves that work together to create, store, and carry urine are the urinary system. The urinary... (Source: excerpt from Your Urinary System and How It Works: NIDDK)

Your body takes nutrients from food and uses them to maintain all bodily functions including energy and self... (Source: excerpt from Your Urinary System and How It Works: NIDDK)

The urinary tract, or system, consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra. The kidneys are two bean-shaped... (Source: excerpt from Kidney Diseases: NWHIC)

Urinary tract (organ): See Urinary tract (organ information).

More information on organs: Urinary tract:

• Urinary tract

Terms associated with Urinary tract:

Related Topics

• Urography

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Urinary tract:

• Urinary Bladder
• Kidney
• Ureter
• Urethra

Source - MeSH 2007

• kidney
• prostate
• ureter
• urethra
• urinary bladder
• urinary tract motility /pressure

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Urinary tract

• anatomy

Source - CRISP

• tract

Source - WordNet 2.1

The term Urinary tract can be used for:

• urinary system
• urogenital system (urinary part)

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Urinary tract:

• urology

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Urinary tract

The following list attempts to classify Urinary tract into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• tract
• system
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Urogenital System
  • Urinary Tract

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• urogenital system
• Anatomy

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