Glossary

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  • Uviosensitive

    Sensitive to the effects of ultraviolet radiation.  

  • Uvioresistant

    Resistant to the effects of ultraviolet radiation.  

  • Uviol

    Glass that is unusually transparent to ultraviolet rays.  

  • Uveoscleritis

    Inflammation of the sclera in which the infection has spread from the uvea.  

  • Uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema syndrome

    A rare complication of cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation in which patients experience brief episodes of visual loss affecting a single eye, typically months or years after cataract surgery.  

  • Sympathetic uveitis

    Severe, bilateral uveitis that starts as inflammation of the uveal tract of one eye resulting from a puncture wound. The injured eye is termed the “exciting eye.”  

  • Uva-ursi

    An evergreen perennial shrub, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (family Ericaceae) — commonly known as bearberry whose dried leaves are used as a urinary antiseptic and diuretic. There have been few clinical trials on its effectiveness.  

  • Utriculoplasty

    Surgical reduction of the size of the uterus by excision of a longitudinal wedge-shaped section.  

  • Utriculitis utricle

    Inflammation of the utricle, that of either the vestibule or the prostate.  

  • Utilization behavior

    The compulsive or thoughtless use of any found object even though its use is not appropriate for the context in which it was found. Finding a toothbrush in a grocery store and automatically using it to brush one’s teeth in public is an example.