Author: Glossary
-
Uricase
An enzyme present in the fiver and kidneys of most mammals, but not humans. This enzyme is capable of oxidizing uric acid into allantoin and carbon dioxide.
-
Exogenous uric acid
Uric acid derived from purines from food made up of free purines and nucleic acids.
-
Endogenous uric acid
Uric acid derived from purines undergoing metabolism from the nucleic acid of body tissues.
-
Urgency
A sudden, almost uncontrollable need to urinate.
-
Urethrotrigonitis
Inflammation of the urethra and the trigone of the bladder.
-
Urethrotome
An instrument for incision of a urethral stricture.
-
Urethrometer
An instrument for measuring the diameter of the urethra or the lumen of a stricture.
-
Voiding urethrography
Radiographic examination of the urethra during urination after the introduction of a contrast medium.
-
Urethrograph
A device for recording the caliber of the urethra.
-
Urethrocystopexy
Plastic surgery of the urethral-bladder junction to relieve urinary stress incontinence.