| ultrasound | <investigation> A type of imaging technique which uses high-frequency sound waves. This is highly operator-dependent and is thought to be useful in diagnosis but not particularly accurate in the assessment of tumour response. For the latter, CT or MR imaging are more accurate. (16 Dec 1997) |
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| ultrasound cardiography | Echocardiography is a diagnostic test which uses ultrasound waves to make images of the heart chambers, valves and surrounding structures. It can measure cardiac output and is a sensitive test for inflammation around the heart (pericarditis). It can also be used to detect abnormal anatomy or infections of the heart valves. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ultrasound examination | <investigation> The use of high-frequency sound waves to locate a tumour inside the body. Helps determine if a breast lump is solid tissue or filled with fluids. (09 Oct 1997) |
| ultrasound guided biopsy | <procedure> The use of ultrasound to guide a biopsy needle to obtain a sample of tissue for analysis by a pathologist. (09 Oct 1997) |
| ultrasound imaging | <investigation, procedure> A technique in which high-frequency sound waves are bounced off internal organs and the echo pattern is converted into a 2 dimensional picture of the structures beneath the transducer. (12 May 1997) |
| ultrasound of the breast | <investigation> A test which uses ultrasonic waves to scan the breast. Used to evaluate fibrocystic breast disease, breast implants or breast masses. (27 Sep 1997) |
| ultrasound/ultrasonography | A test in which high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) are bounced off tissues and the echoes are converted into a picture (sonogram). (12 Dec 1998) |
| ultrastructural anatomy | The ultramicroscopic study of structures too small to be seen with a light microscope. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ultrastructure | <pathology> General term to describe the level of organisation that is below the level of resolution of the light microscope. In practice, a shorthand term for structure observed using the electron microscope, although other techniques could give information about structure in the sub micrometre range. (18 Nov 1997) |
| ultratherm | A short-wave diathermy machine. Origin: ultra-+ G. Therme, heat (05 Mar 2000) |
| ultraviolet | <physics> Continuous spectrum beyond the violet end of the visible spectrum (wavelength less than 400nm) and above the X-ray wavelengths (greater than 5 nm). Glass absorbs UV, so optical systems at these wavelengths have to be of quartz. Nucleic acids absorb UV most strongly at around 260nm and this is the wavelength most likely to cause mutational damage (by the formation of thymine dimers). It is the UV component of sunlight that causes actinic keratoses to form in skin, but that is also required for Vitamin D synthesis. (18 Nov 1997) |
| ultraviolet A | Ultraviolet radiation from 320 to 400 nm that causes skin tanning but is very weakly sunburn-producing and carcinogenic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ultraviolet B | Ultraviolet radiation from 290 to 320 nm that most effectively causes sunburning and tanning; excessive UVB exposure is a cause of cancer of fair skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ultraviolet C | Ultraviolet radiation from 200 to 290 nm; UVC in sunlight does not reach the surface of the earth; germicidal and mercury arc lamps may cause sunburn and photokeratitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ultraviolet keratoconjunctivitis | Acute keratoconjunctivitis resulting from exposure to intense ultraviolet irradiation. Synonym: actinic conjunctivitis, arc-flash conjunctivitis, flash keratoconjunctivitis, ophthalmia nivalis, snow conjunctivitis, welder's conjunctivitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ulcerative colitis |
a chronic condition in which ulcers occur on the mucous membrane lining of the colon (the end of the large intestine) and the rectum
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| ultraviolet radiation |
invisible form of light produced by the sun that can cause health problems to living things when they are overexposed to this rays
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| ulcer |
A break in the skin or in the mucous membrane lining the digestive tract, which may become inflamed..
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| ultraviolet radiation |
invisible rays in sunlight that cause suntan, sunburn, premature skin aging, and most cases of skin cancer.
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| ulcer |
A lesion in which the tissue surface is eroded away.
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