Category: U
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Uricosuria
Presence of abnormal amounts of uric acid in the urine. The excessive excretion of uric acid in the urine.
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Ureterocystostomy
Surgical connection made between the ureter and the bladder. The surgical reconnection of a ureter to the bladder.
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Uremic frost
Skin appears powdery as a result of severe uremia due to dermal deposits of urea and uric acid salt. A deposit of urea crystals on the skin from evaporation of sweat in a patient whose kidneys are severely impaired, as in uremia.
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Uranoplegia
Paralysis of the soft palate of the mouth.
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Uraniscus
Palate or roof of the mouth.
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Uraniscoplasty
Surgical repair of a cleft palate. Surgical correction of a split in the roof of the mouth, also referred to as uranoplasty.
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Upper gastrointestinal series
Study of the esophagus, stomach, and sometimes small bowel after swallowing barium sulfate solution.
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Unremarkable
No significance or information worth noting, all normal findings.
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Unna’s boot
A dressing applied to stasis ulcers of the lower leg using layers of gauze and a mixture of zinc oxide in a glycogelatin base.
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Unigravida
A woman who is pregnant for the first time.