| SUA | serum uric acid; single umbilical artery; single unit activity |
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| UA | absorption unsharpness; ultra-audible; ultrasonic arteriography; umbilical artery; unauthorized abse... |
| UAC | umbilical artery catheter |
| UC | ulcerative colitis; ultracentrifugal; umbilical cord; unchanged; unclassifiable; unconscious; undiff... |
| UCBC | umbilical cord blood culture |
| lacrimal duct obstruction | Interference with the secretion of tears by the lacrimal glands. Obstruction of the lacrimal sac or nasolacrimal duct causing acute or chronic inflammation of the lacrimal sac (dacryocystitis). It is caused also in infants by failure of the nasolacrimal duct to open into the inferior meatus and occurs about the third week of life. In adults occlusion may occur spontaneously or after injury or nasal disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| medial umbilical fold | A fold of peritoneum on the lower part of the anterior abdominal wall that covers the obliterated umbilical artery on either side of the urachus. Synonym: plica umbilicalis medialis, plica hypogastrica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| medial umbilical ligament | <anatomy> The obliterated umbilical artery that persists as a fibrous cord passing upward alongside the bladder to the umbilicus. Synonym: ligamentum umbilicale mediale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| median umbilical fold | A fold of peritoneum on the anterior wall of the abdomen covering the urachus, or remains of the allantoic stalk. Synonym: plica umbilicalis mediana, middle umbilical fold, plica umbilicalis media, plica urachi, urachal fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| median umbilical ligament | <anatomy> The remnant of the urachus, contained in the median umbilical fold; it persists as a midline fibrous cord between the apex of the bladder and the umbilicus. Synonym: ligamentum umbilicale medianum, middle umbilical ligament, urachal ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| percutaneous umbilical blood sampling | See: PUBS. (12 Dec 1998) |
| middle umbilical fold | A fold of peritoneum on the anterior wall of the abdomen covering the urachus, or remains of the allantoic stalk. Synonym: plica umbilicalis mediana, middle umbilical fold, plica umbilicalis media, plica urachi, urachal fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| middle umbilical ligament | <anatomy> The remnant of the urachus, contained in the median umbilical fold; it persists as a midline fibrous cord between the apex of the bladder and the umbilicus. Synonym: ligamentum umbilicale medianum, middle umbilical ligament, urachal ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| prolapse of umbilical cord | Presentation of part of the umbilical cord ahead of the foetus; it may cause foetal death due to compression of the cord between the presenting part of the foetus and the maternal pelvis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sulcus of umbilical vein | <anatomy, vein> The sulcus on the foetal liver occupied by the umbilical vein. Synonym: sulcus venae umbilicalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| umbilical | <anatomy> As pertains to the umbilicus (belly button). (27 Sep 1997) |
| umbilical arteries | Either of a pair of arteries originating from the internal iliac artery and passing through the umbilical cord to carry blood from the foetus to the placenta. (12 Dec 1998) |
| umbilical artery | <anatomy, artery> Before birth the arteria is a continuation of the internal iliac; after birth it is obliterated between the bladder and umbilicus, forming the medial umbilical ligament, the remaining portion, between the internal iliac artery and bladder, being reduced in size and giving off the superior vesical arteries. Synonym: arteria umbilicalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| umbilical cord | The flexible structure, giving passage to the umbilical arteries and vein, which connects the embryo or foetus to the placenta. (12 Dec 1998) |
| umbilical cyst | A small red sessile or pedunculated tumour at the umbilicus in an infant; it is due to the persistence of a segment of the vitellointestinal duct. Synonym: umbilical cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |