| CUE | cumulative urinary excretion |
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| DRIP | delirium and drugs-restricted mobility and retention-infection, inflammation and impaction-polyuria ... |
| HU | heat unit; hemagglutinating unit; hemolytic unit; Hounsfield unit; human urine, human urinary; hydro... |
| HU-FSH | human urinary follicle-stimulating hormone |
| HUK | human urinary kallikrein |
| U(Ca) | urinary calcium |
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| UOSM | urinary osmolality |
| U.S.I. | urinary stress incontinence |
| lower oesophageal sphincter | <anatomy> A muscular sphincter located at the junction of the oesophagus and the stomach. On closure the lower oesophageal sphincter prevents the back wash (reflux) of stomach acid into the oesophagus where it may damage the mucosa. See: gastrooesophageal reflux disease. (16 Mar 1998) |
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