Glossary

acidification:

Decrease of the urinary pH .

alkalinisation:

Increase of the urinary pH.

calciuria:

Calcium concentration in the urine.

coraliform renal lithiasis:

Type of very aggressive lithiasis that leads to great size calculi with coral morphology. Their formation takes place in the whole renal cavity. This lithiasis is usually infectious.

crystallization inhibitors (related to the renal lithiasis):

Substances present in the urine that impede or retard solids crystallization that compose renal calculi

cystinuria:

Cystine concentration in the urine

diuresis:

Urine volume excreted during 24 hours.

nephritic colic:

Intense, sharp and intermittent pain generally due to the presence of a renal stone in urinary tract

hyper -:

Iindicates superior values which are considered pathological

hypo -:

Indicates inferior values which are considered pathological

magnesiuria:

Concentration of magnesium in the urine.

renal calculi:

Abnormal solid concretion, generally minerals salts formed in the kidneys

renal lithiasis:

Formation of calculi or stones in the kidney or in the urinary tract

renal papilla:

Areas of the kidney in those ends the renal túbuli, where the urine enter the urinary tract.

urodynamic efficacy:

Urodynamic studies means urine circulation in the urinary system. Urodynamic efficacy is the capacity to promote the urinary flow.

ureolithyc microrganisms:

Microorganisms that during developement in urinary system hidrolizes urea in urine, generating ammonia and carbon dioxide, which increase the urinary pH and the urinary ammonium concentration.

uricuria:

Uric acid concentration in the urine.