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Ulcer - Sore

Ulcerative Colitis - Sores in the colon

Ulna - One of the two lower arm bones

Ultrasonography - Making a picture of internal organs by bouncing sound waves off them and recording the echoes

Ultrasound - Making a picture of internal organs by bouncing sound waves off them and recording the echoes

Umbilical Region - Area around the navel

Umbilicus- Navel; belly button

Unconscious - Not awake and not aware; knocked out

Ungual - Having to do with the nails

Unilateral - Having to do with only one side of a structure

United States Pharmacopeia - Book that lists drugs, formulas, and preparations that set the standard for the making of a drug

Upper GI - X-ray using a dye to show the upper part of the digestive (Gastrointestinal) system Series

Upper Respiratory - A cold or flu Infection (URI)

Uptake- Absorption and incorporation of a substance by living tissue, absorb and incorporate a substance, taking in of a substance by living tissue

Uremia - Build-up up of poisons in the blood, usually because of kidney failure

Ureter - Tube that carries urine from a kidney to the urinary bladder

Ureterectomy - Surgery to remove all oar part of a ureter

Ureteritis - Inflammation of the ureter

Ureterocele - Bulging of a ureter into the urinary bladder

Ureterogram - X-ray of a ureter taken after putting a dye in it to outline it

Ureterolithiasis - Stones in the ureter

Ureterostenosis - Narrow area in a ureter

Ureterostomy - Surgery to make an opening into a ureter

Ureterotomy - Surgery to cut into a ureter

Urethra - Tube that carries urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

Urethritis - Inflammation for the urethra

Urethrocystitis - Inflammation of the urethra and urinary bladder

Urethrometer - Tool used to measure the urethra

Urethropexy - Surgery to tie down the urethra

Urethroplasty - Surgery to fix the urethra

Urethroscope - Tool used to look inside the urethra

Urethrostomy -Surgery to make an opening from the urethra to the outside of the body

URI - See upper respiratory infection (URI)

Uric Acid Test - Blood test used to measure the amount of uric acid in the blood (helpful in detecting gout)

Urinal - Container that holds urine

Urinalysis - Series of tests done on urine

Urinary - Having to do with urine

Urinary bladder - Sack that holds urine before it leaves the body

Urinary Catheterization - Passing a tube into the urinary bladder to remove urine

Urinary Retention - Abnormal holding of urine

Urinary Suppression - Not able to discharge urine

Urinary Tract - All the structures that make and pass urine, including the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra

Urinary Tract - Infection of the urinary system Infection (UTI)

Urination - The act of passing urine

Urine - Pale yellow liquid waste material and sediment

Urine - Casts and Urine test to check mineral levels and sediment in the urine Crystals and to check for infection or inflammation in the urinary tract

Urine Color Normal - Color for urine to straw yellow

Urine pH - Urine test to find out the chemical make-up of urine (acidity)

Urine Protein - Urine test used to measure how much protein is in the urine

Urinometer - Tool used to measure the specific gravity of urine

Urodynamics - The force and flow of urine

Urologist - Doctor who treats disorders of the urinary tract of men and women and the genital tract of men

Uterine Tube - Tube Down which the egg travels from the ovary to the uterus

Uterus - Organ where the unborn baby develops and grows

UTI - See urinary tract infection (UTI)

Uvula - V-shaped tissue that hangs from the roof of the back of the mouth

Uvulectomy - Surgery to remove the uvula

Uvulitis - Inflammation of the uvula