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U

inability to control the flow of urine out of the body

straining to pass urine

a calculus in the urinary tract

the formation of uroliths, calculi or 'stones' in the kidney, bladder or urethra

V

a cavity or vesicle in the cytoplasm of a cell usually containing fluid

gas phase of an agent that can be compressed to a liquid by pressure, e.g. isoflurane and sevoflurane

narrowing of blood vessels

widening of blood vessels

blood vessel carrying blood towards the heart

the presence of viruses in the blood