Medical dictionary
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Ulcer: a break in the skin or mucous membrane. Ulcerative Colitis: an inflammatory bowel disease that causes ulcers and
irritation in the inner lining of the colon and rectum. Ulcerogenic: ulcer-causing. Ulcus cruris: foot ulcer. Ultrasonography: a technique that bounces sound
waves off of tissues and structures and uses the pattern of echoes to form an
image, called a sonogram. Umbilicus: navel. Unilateral: one-sided. Urachus: a cord of fibrous tissue extending from the bladder to the
umbilicus in an embryo. Uraemia: kidney failure. Urea: the chief nitrogen part of urine made from the breakdown of
protein. Urethra: the opening on the genitalia where urine comes out. Urethritis: an inflammation
of the urethra, usually an STD. Urgency: needing to hurry to the toilet. Urinary: urine-related. Urogenital: urinary and genital apparatus-related. Urography: urinary tract X-ray. Urinary incontinence: loss of bladder control. URTI: upper respiratory tract infection. Urticaria: an eruption of itching weals usually of systemic origin,
sometimes due to hypersensitivity to foods or drugs. Uterus: the womb. Utrophin: a protein very similar to dystrophin. Muscle cells produce a
little of this. Uveitis: eye inflammation. Uvula: the pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border of
the soft palate. It's purpose is to sense the amount to saliva in the mouth.
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