| ICR | [distance between] iliac crests; Institute for Cancer Research; Institute for Cancer Research [mouse... |
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| UC | ulcerative colitis; ultracentrifugal; umbilical cord; unchanged; unclassifiable; unconscious; undiff... |
| UAP | unlicensed assistive personnel; unstable angina pectoris; urinary acid phosphatase; urinary alkaline... |
| UCP | uncoupling protein; urinary coproporphyrin; urinary C-peptide |
| UTI | urinary tract infection; urinary trypsin inhibitor |
| anti-infective agents, urinary | Substances capable of killing agents causing urinary tract infections or of preventing them from spreading. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| apex of urinary bladder | The junction of the superior and anteroinferior surfaces of the bladder, continuous above with the median umbilical ligament. Synonym: apex vesicae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| balloon catheter | A catheter used in arterial embolectomy or to float into the pulmonary artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| balloon-tip catheter | A tube with a balloon at its tip that can be inflated or deflated without removal after installation; the balloon may be inflated to facilitate passage of the tube through a blood vessel (propelled by the bloodstream) or to occlude the vessel in which the tube alone would allow free flow; such catheter's are used to enter the pulmonary artery to facilitate haemodynamic measurements or to enter arteries and then remove them while inflated to withdraw clots (embolectomy catheter). See: Swan-Ganz catheter. Synonym: Fogarty catheter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bicoudate catheter | Catheter bicoude, an elbowed catheter with a double bend. Origin: bi + Fr. Coude, bent (05 Mar 2000) |
| blood, urinary | Medically called haematuria, blood in the urine can be microscopic or gross. Evaluating haematuria requires consideration of the entire urinary tract. Tests used for the diagnosis of haematuria include the intravenous pyelogram (IVP), cystoscopy, and urine cytology. Management of haematuria depends upon the underlying cause. (12 Dec 1998) |
| body of urinary bladder | The portion of the bladder between the apex and fundus. Synonym: corpus vesicae urinariae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bozeman-Fritsch catheter | A slightly curved double-channel uterine catheter with several openings at the tip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Braasch catheter | A bulb-tipped catheter used for dilation and calibration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| brush catheter | A ureteral catheter with a finely bristled brush tip that is endoscopically passed into the ureter or renal pelvis and by gentle to-and-fro movement brushes cells from the surface of suspected tumours. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cardiac catheter | <cardiology> A catheter that can be passed into the heart through a vein or artery, to withdraw samples of blood, measure pressures within the heart's chambers or great vessels, and inject contrast media. It is used mainly in the diagnosis and evaluation of congenital, rheumatic, and coronary artery lesions and to evaluate systolic and diastolic cardiac function. Synonym: cardiac catheter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pacing catheter | A cardiac catheter with one or more electrodes at its tip which can be used to artificially pace the heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Malecot catheter | A two-or four-winged catheter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vertebrated catheter | A catheter made of several segments moving on each other like the links of a chain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| catheter | <apparatus> A tubular, flexible, surgical instrument for withdrawing fluids from (or introducing fluids into) a cavity of the body, especially one for introduction into the bladder through the urethra for the withdraw of urine. Origin: Gr. Katheter (18 Nov 1997) |