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- u adj. (chiefly British) of or appropriate to the upper classes especially in language use; noun the 21st letter of the Roman alphabet; a heavy toxic silvery white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons; a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
- ua.
- uacs.
- uag.
- udp glucuronosyltransferase.
- uence.
- ufc.
- ufh.
- ukpds.
- ukpds united kingdom prospective diabetes study.
- ulcer noun a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
- ulcerative adj. of or relating to or characterized by ulceration
- ulcerative colitis noun a serious chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine and rectum characterized by recurrent episodes of abdominal pain and fever and chills and profuse diarrhea
- ulcers.
- ulnar adj. relating to or near the ulna
- ultrarapid.
- ultrasonography noun using the reflections of high frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs
- ultrasound noun very high frequency sound; used in ultrasonography; using the reflections of high frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs
- uman.
- umbilical adj. relating to or resembling the umbilicus; nounmembranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta
- unclear adj. not clear to the mind; poorly stated or described; not easily deciphered
- uncomplicated adj. lacking complexity; easy and not involved or complicated
- unconjugated.
- unconscious adj. (followed by `of') not knowing or perceiving; not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; without conscious volition; noun that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware
- unconventional adj. not conforming to accepted rules or standards; not conventional or conformist; not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
- under adj. lower in rank, power, or authority; located below or beneath something else; adv. further down; down below; below the horizon; below some quantity or limit; in or into a state of subordination or subjugation; down to defeat, death, or ruin; into unconsciousness; through a range downward
- underinsurance.
- underinsurance as factor in health and health care disparities.
- underlying adj. located beneath or below; in the nature of something though not readily apparent; being or involving basic facts or principles
- undernutrition.
- understanding adj. characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy; noun the cognitive condition of someone who understands; the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
- underweight adj. being very thin
- undescended adj. (of the testis) remaining in the abdomen instead of descending into the scrotum
- undetermined adj. not yet having been ascertained or determined; not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance; not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
- undetermined significance.
- undifferentiated adj. not differentiated
- unemployment noun the state of being unemployed or not having a job
- unequal adj. poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure; not equal in amount
- unequal treatment.
- unfractionated.
- unfractionated heparin.
- unhealthy adj. not conducive to good health; not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; detrimental to health
- unicef noun an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries
- unified adj. operating as a unit; formed or united into a whole
- unified parkinson disease rating scale.
- unilateral adj. involving only one part or side; tracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line only
- uninsurance.
- uninsurance as factor in health and health care disparities.
- uninsured adj. not covered by insurance
- unintended adj. not deliberate
- uninvestigated.
- unipolar adj. having a single pole
- unipolar depression vs.
- unipolar vs.
- uniqueness noun the quality of being one of a kind
- uniqueness characteristic of patient centered.
- unit noun a single undivided whole; an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else; an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole; an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
- united adj. characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; of or relating to two people who are married to each other; involving the joint activity of two or more
- united kingdom prospective diabetes study.
- united stated preventive services task force.
- united states cam use.
- united states national health survey.
- united states national institute of.
- united states preventive services task.
- units.
- univasc.
- universal adj. adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations; applicable to or common to all members of a group or set; of worldwide scope or applicability; noun a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings; (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class; (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages; coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions
- universality noun the quality of being universal; existing everywhere
- university noun establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching; the body of faculty and students at a university; a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees
- unknown adj. not known; not known to exist; being or having an unknown or unnamed source; not known before; not famous or acclaimed; noun a variable whose values are solutions of an equation; an unknown and unexplored region; anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
- unmet.
- unnecessary adj. not necessary
- unnecessary and harmful testing and.
- unopposed adj. not having opposition or an opponent
- unprovoked adj. occurring without motivation or provocation
- unreasonable adj. not reasonable; not showing good judgment; beyond normal limits
- unresolved adj. characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved; not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought; not solved
- unstable adj. highly or violently reactive; disposed to psychological variability; lacking stability or fixity or firmness; subject to change; variable; affording no ease or reassurance; suffering from severe mental illness
- unstable angina.
- unstable angina and non st segment.
- unstable angina or non st segment.
- unstageable.
- untington.
- unusual adj. not commonly encountered; not usual or common or ordinary; being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
- unwanted adj. interfering; not wanted; not needed
- up adj. used up; (used of computers) operating properly; open; (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness; extending or moving toward a higher place; being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; out of bed; getting higher or more vigorous; adv. spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; to a later time; to a more central or a more northerly place; nearer to the speaker; to a higher intensity; verb raise
- updrs.
- updrs unified parkinson disease rating scale.
- upper adj. higher in place or position; superior in rank or accomplishment; the topmost one of two; noun piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot; a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression; the higher of two berths
- upper airway cough syndrome.
- upper extremity.
- upper extremity examination for rheumatoid.
- upper respiratory infections.
- uprooting.
- uptake noun a process of taking up or using up or consuming; the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
- urachal.
- urate noun a salt of uric acid
- urea noun the chief solid component of mammalian urine; synthesized from ammonia and carbon dioxide and used as fertilizer and in animal feed and in plastics
- urecholine.
- uremia noun accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine
- uremic adj. of or involving excess nitrogenous waste products in the urine (usually due to kidney insufficiency)
- ureters.
- urethra noun duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct
- urethral adj. of or relating to the urethra
- urethritis noun inflammation of the urethra; results in painful urination
- urethrovaginal.
- urge noun a strong restless desire; an instinctive motive; verbforce or impel in an indicated direction; urge on or encourage especially by shouts; push for something
- urge incontinence noun urinary incontinence that is generally attributable to involuntary contracts of the bladder muscle resulting in an urgent need to urinate accompanied by a sudden loss of urine; most common in people over 60 years of age
- urgencies.
- urgency noun pressing importance requiring speedy action; an urgent situation calling for prompt action; the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity; insistent solicitation and entreaty
- urgent adj. compelling immediate action
- uri.
- uric adj. in or relating to or obtained from urine
- uric acid noun a white tasteless odorless crystalline product of protein metabolism; found in the blood and urine
- uricosuria.
- urinals.
- urinalysis noun (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis)
- urinary adj. of or relating to the function or production or secretion of urine; of or relating to the urinary system of the body
- urinary tract noun the organs and tubes involved in the production and excretion of urine
- urinary tract infection noun any infection of any of the organs of the urinary tract
- urinary tract infections.
- urinating.
- urination noun the discharge of urine
- urine noun liquid excretory product
- urine anion gap.
- urine culture in uncomplicated bacterial cystitis evaluation.
- urine dipstick testing in uncomplicated bacterial cystitis.
- urine free cortisol.
- urobilinogen noun a chromogen formed in the intestine from the breakdown of bilirubin; yields urobilins on oxidation; some is excreted in the feces and some is resorbed and excreted in bile or urine
- urodynamics.
- urography.
- urolithiasis.
- urologic.
- urological.
- uropathy noun any pathology of the urinary tract
- urothelial.
- uroxatral.
- urticaria noun an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs
- us noun North American republic containing 50 states 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
- us department of health and human services.
- us food and drug administration.
- us presidents.
- us preventive services task.
- us preventive services task force.
- usability noun the quality of being able to provide good service
- use noun the act of using; a particular service; (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition; what something is used for; (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; verb use up, consume fully; put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; take or consume (regularly or habitually); habitually do something (use only in the past tense); seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage; avail oneself to
- use of as etiology of peptic ulcer disease.
- used adj. employed in accomplishing something; previously used or owned by another; of persons; taken advantage of
- used by elderly patients rational drug.
- users.
- uses.
- using noun an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
- uspstf.
- uspstf us preventive services task force.
- uterine adj. of or involving the uterus
- uterus noun a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
- uti.
- utilization noun the state of having been made use of; the act of using
- utilization by personality disordered patients.
- utis.
- utis urinary tract infections.
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