| LU | left upper [limb]; loudness unit; Lupron; lytic unit |
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| LUSB | left upper scapular border; left upper sternal border |
| UA | absorption unsharpness; ultra-audible; ultrasonic arteriography; umbilical artery; unauthorized abse... |
| UE | uncertain etiology; under elbow; uninvolved epidermis; upper esophagus; upper extremity |
| URI | uniform resource identifier; upper respiratory illness; upper respiratory infection |
| penile prosthesis | Rigid, semi-rigid, or inflatable cylindric hydraulic devices, with either combined or separate reservoir and pumping systems, implanted for the surgical treatment of organic impotence. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| periodontal prosthesis | Any restorative and replacement device that is used as a therapeutic aid in the treatment of periodontal disease. It is an adjunct to other forms of periodontal therapy and does not cure periodontal disease by itself. (boucher's clinical dental terminology, 3d ed) (12 Dec 1998) |
| cochlear prosthesis | An electronic device implanted under the skin with electrodes in the middle ear on the promontory or cochlear window or in the inner ear in the cochlea to create sound sensation in total sensory deafness. A microphone behind the ear feeds sound waves into a microprocessor carried on the body, which analyzes the data and sends information back to a radio transmitter that triggers the electrodes in the middle or inner ear to produce the appropriate electrical pulses. This does not enable the patient actually to hear, but rather to distinguish different sounds according to the neural sensation they produce. The first successful cochlear implant was performed in 1978 in Melbourne, Australia. Such devices are among many implanted aids which have been made possible by the advent of microchip technology. Synonym: cochlear prosthesis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heart valve prosthesis | An artificial substitute for a heart valve. It may be mechanical or composed of tissue. (12 Dec 1998) |
| heart valve prosthesis implantation | Surgical insertion of synthetic material to repair injured or diseased heart valves. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prosthesis | <orthopaedics, surgery> An artificial substitute for a missing body part, such as an arm or leg, eye or tooth, used for functional or cosmetic reasons or both. Origin: Gr. = a putting to (18 Nov 1997) |
| prosthesis colouring | Colouring, shading, or tinting of prosthetic components, devices, and materials. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prosthesis design | The plan and delineation of prostheses in general or a specific prosthesis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prosthesis failure | Malfunction of implantation shunts, valves, etc., and prosthesis loosening, migration, and breaking. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prosthesis fitting | The fitting and adjusting of artificial parts of the body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prosthesis implantation | Surgical insertion of a prosthesis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prosthesis-related infections | Infections resulting from the implantation of prosthetic devices. The infections may be acquired from intraoperative contamination (early) or haematogenously acquired from other sites (late). (12 Dec 1998) |
| provisional prosthesis | An interim dental prosthesis worn for varying periods of time. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hip prosthesis | Replacement for a hip joint. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hybrid prosthesis | A complete denture that is supported by both soft tissue and natural teeth that have been altered so as to permit the denture to fit over them. The altered teeth may have been fitted with short or long copings, locking devices, or connecting bars. Synonym: bar joint denture, hybrid prosthesis, overdenture, telescopic denture. (05 Mar 2000) |