Key Terms
- chronic kidney disease
- a progressive disease of the kidneys that eventually ends in kidney failure
- cysteine
- an amino acid that contains sulfur
- cystinuria
- a rare genetic condition in which nephrolithiasis are made from cystine
- dialysis
- purification of blood through means other than the kidneys
- dyspareunia
- painful sexual intercourse
- enuresis
- bladder incontinence after the age of 3 years
- hyperoxaluria
- elevated amounts of oxalate in the urine
- nephrolithiasis
- kidney stones
- oligohydramnios
- very low to almost absent amniotic fluid, which may be related to impaired or absent kidney function in the fetus