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- adjective anatomy Relating to the
ureter andpelvis .
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Dr. Disick's young patient had been suffering from severely high blood pressure, painful swelling of her legs and had an unhealthy amount of protein in her urine, which were all a direct result of a ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction -- a narrowing of the kidney where it connects to the ureter.
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