Kidneys & Urinary System terms

An enzyme that is normally found in healthy kidneys.

A drug used to treat bladder cancer that does not respond to BCG (Bacillus Calmette Guerin).

Cancer that forms in the tissues of the adrenal glands (two glands located just above the kidneys).

The outer part of the adrenal gland (a small organ on top of each kidney).

The inner part of the adrenal gland (a small organ on top of each kidney).

Surgery to remove one or both adrenal glands (a small organ on top of each kidney).

A rare cancer that forms in the outer layer of tissue of the adrenal gland (a small organ on top of each kidney that makes steroid hormones, adrenaline, and noradrenaline to control heart rate…

A rare cancer that forms in the outer layer of tissue of the adrenal gland (a small organ on top of each kidney that makes steroid hormones, adrenaline, and noradrenaline to control heart rate…

An enzyme that is normally found in healthy kidneys.

A substance that relaxes muscle tissue in blood vessels and in the prostate gland, which improves the flow of urine and blood.

A substance that relaxes muscle tissue in blood vessels and in the prostate gland, which improves the flow of urine and blood.

A type of poisonous mushroom that has harmful effects on the kidneys and liver.

A benign (noncancer) tumor of fat and muscle tissue that usually is found in the kidney.

Surgery to remove the urethra, lower part of the ureters, uterus, cervix, vagina, and bladder.

A disease in which malignant (cancer) cells are found in the part of the urethra (the tube through which urine leaves the body) that is closest to the outside of the body.

A substance isolated from normal human blood and urine that is being tested as a type of treatment for some tumors and AIDS.

An aggressive cancer of the central nervous system, kidney, or liver that occurs in very young children.

An aggressive cancer of the central nervous system, kidney, or liver that occurs in very young children.

An aggressive cancer of the central nervous system, kidney, or liver that occurs in very young children.

A drug used to treat advanced kidney cancer and a type of liver cancer that cannot be removed by surgery.