uricase-deficient

DEFINITION:

Urate oxidase deficient.

uric acid nephropathy

DEFINITION:

Urate nephropathy.

weaning

DEFINITION:

The process of discontinuing the breast feeding of an infant, with substitution of other feeding habits.

urate

DEFINITION:

Any salt or anion of uric acid.

quantitated

DEFINITION:

1. Distinguished by having a characteristic, as of energy or mass, susceptible of precise physical measurement.

2. Having a measured amount.

renal function

DEFINITION:

Kidney function.

model

DEFINITION:

1. Something that represents or simulates something else; a replica.
2. A reasonable facsimile of the body or any of its parts; used for demonstration and teaching purposes.
3. Cast, definition 5.
4. To imitate another's behavior; See modeling .
5. A hypothesis or theory.

modified

DEFINITION:

Descriptive of an object or substance that has been changed in form or characteristics.

therapy

DEFINITION:

The treatment of disease; called also therapeutics .

gout

DEFINITION:

A group of disorders of purine metabolism. Fully developed gout is manifested by various combinations of (1) hyperuricemia; (2) recurrent, characteristic acute inflammatory arthritis induced by crystals of monosodium urate monohydrate; (3) tophaceous deposits of these crystals in and around the joints of the extremities, which may lead to joint destruction and severe crippling; and (4) uric acid urolithiasis.

uric acid nephropathy

DEFINITION:

Urate nephropathy.

ratio

DEFINITION:

An expression of the quantity of one substance or entity in relation to that of another; the relationship between two quantities expressed as the quotient of one divided by the other.

urine

DEFINITION:

The fluid excreted by the kidneys, passed through the ureters, stored in the bladder, and discharged through the urethra. Urine, in health, has an amber color, a slight acid reaction, a peculiar odor, and a bitter, saline taste.

uricase-deficient

DEFINITION:

Urate oxidase deficient.

urate

DEFINITION:

Any salt or anion of uric acid.

renal concentrating

DEFINITION:

Kidney concentrating.

urine volume

DEFINITION:

The measure of the quantity of urine, e.g., excreted from the kidneys.

nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

DEFINITION:

A syndrome of polyuria and hyposthenuria caused by the failure of the renal tubules to reabsorb water in response to antidiuretic hormone, without disturbance in the renal filtration and solute excretion rates; the condition does not respond to exogenous vasopressin. It may be inherited as a rare X-linked trait or be acquired as a result of drug therapy or systemic disease.

nursing

DEFINITION:

The provision, at various levels of preparation, of services that are essential to or helpful in the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health and well being or in the prevention of illness, as of infants, of the sick and injured, or of others for any reason unable to provide such services for themselves. Sometimes designated according to the age of the patients being cared for (e.g., pediatric or geriatric nursing), or their particular health problems (e.g., gynecologic, medical, obstetrical, orthopedic, psychiatric, surgical, urological nursing, or the like), or the setting in which the services are provided (e.g., office, school, or occupational health nursing).

adequate

DEFINITION:

Sufficient for a specific purpose.

renal

DEFINITION:

Pertaining to the kidney.

uricase-deficient

DEFINITION:

Urate oxidase deficient.

urate

DEFINITION:

Any salt or anion of uric acid.

weaning

DEFINITION:

The process of discontinuing the breast feeding of an infant, with substitution of other feeding habits.

renal architecture

DEFINITION:

The structure or construction of the kidney.

renal concentrating

DEFINITION:

Kidney concentrating.

immunogenic

DEFINITION:

Producing immunity; evoking an immune response.

uricase

DEFINITION:

Urate oxidase.

retention

DEFINITION:

1. The act or process of keeping in possession, or of holding in place or position.
2. The persistent keeping within the body of matter normally excreted.
3. In cavity preparation, the prevention of displacement of a restoration.
4. In orthodontic therapy, the period during which the patient is wearing an appliance(s) to maintain and stabilize the teeth in the position into which they were moved.

retention of urine - Accumulation of urine within the bladder because of inability to urinate.

uricase

DEFINITION:

Urate oxidase.

primates

DEFINITION:

Individuals belonging to the order Primates.

Primates - An order of mammals, including human beings, apes, monkeys, and lemurs. Families include Cercopithecidae, Hominidae, Lemuridae, and Pongidae.

renal function

DEFINITION:

Kidney function.

therapy

DEFINITION:

The treatment of disease; called also therapeutics .

uric acid nephropathy

DEFINITION:

Urate nephropathy.

refractory gout

DEFINITION:

Gout which is resistant to treatment.

permission

DEFINITION:

Formal consent; authorization.