| uncompensated acidosis | An acidosis in which the pH of body fluids is subnormal, because restoration of normal acid-base balance is not possible or has not yet been achieved. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| uncompensated alkalosis | Alkalosis in which the pH of body fluids is elevated because of lack of the compensatory mechanisms of compensated alkalosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uncompensated care | Medical services for which no payment is received. Uncompensated care includes charity care and bad debts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| uncompetitive inhibition | An inhibitory effect on a metabolic function, such as an enzyme, not based on competition for the binding site of the naturally occurring substrate, but on a different effect on the molecule whose function is being inhibited. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uncomplemented | Not united with complement and therefore inactive. (05 Mar 2000) |