Terms and Abbreviations

renal	refers to kidney
nephro-	refers to kidney or its functional unit (nephron)
nephritis	inflammation of the kidney
nephrology	medical specialty dealing with the kidney
-uria	refers to urine composition or volume
glucosuria	presence of glucose in the urine
albuminuria	presence of albumin in urine
anuria	no urine formation
urology	surgical specialty dealing with the urinary tract
-emia	refers to blood
uremia	high concentration of urea in blood plasma
diuresis	excretion of a large volume of urine
water diuresis	excretion of a large volume of dilute urine
osmotic diuresis	excretion of a large volume of normal or high osmolarity
diuretic	substance that causes diuresis
diabetes	certain diseases characterized by diuresis
diabetes mellitus	diuresis characterized by glucose containing urine
diabetes insipidus	diuresis of dilute urine
RBF	Renal Blood Flow rate
RPF	Renal Plasma Flow rate
GFR	Glomerular Filtration Rate
P	Plasma concentration
U	Urine concentration
V	Urine formation rate (Volume/time)
C	Clearance