| UA | absorption unsharpness; ultra-audible; ultrasonic arteriography; umbilical artery; unauthorized abse... |
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| UE | uncertain etiology; under elbow; uninvolved epidermis; upper esophagus; upper extremity |
| URI | uniform resource identifier; upper respiratory illness; upper respiratory infection |
| US | screen unsharpness ultrasonic, ultrasound; ultrasonography; unconditioned stimulus; unique sequence;... |
| LUL | Left Upper Lobe(of Lung) |
| upper motor neuron lesion | Injury to cerebral descending (corticonuclear) fibres above the brainstem or spinal motor nerve nucleus. Synonym: upper motor neuron lesion. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| upper nodal extrasystole | An obsolete term for a nodal extrasystole supposed to arise from the upper part of the A-V node; recognised in the electrocardiogram by a retrograde P wave preceding the QRS complex by an abnormally short P-R interval. (05 Mar 2000) |
| upper respiratory infection | Any number of viral or bacterial infections that includes infections of the throat, nasopharynx, sinuses, larynx, trachea or bronchi. (27 Sep 1997) |
| upper respiratory tract | The nasopharynx, oral cavity, and throat. (09 Oct 1997) |
| upper subscapular nerve | Two branches of the posterior cord of the brachial plexus, an upper and lower, supplying the subscapularis muscle; the lower subscapular nerve also supplies the teres major muscle. Synonym: nervi subscapulares. (05 Mar 2000) |
| upper thoracic splanchnic nerves | Part of the cardiopulmonary splanchnic nerves from the second to fifth segments of the thoracic sympathetic trunk that pass medially and anteriorly to enter the cardiac plexus; they convey postsynaptic sympathetic fibres to, and visceral afferent (pain) fibres from, the heart. Synonym: nervi cardiaci thoracici, upper thoracic splanchnic nerves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| upper uterine segment | The main portion of the body of the gravid uterus, the contraction of which furnishes the chief force of expulsion in labour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anatomic teeth | Artificial teeth that duplicate the anatomic forms of natural teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior teeth | <dentistry> Your centrals, laterals, and cuspids. These are the teeth in the front of your mouth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| auditory teeth | Tooth-shaped formations or ridges occurring on the vestibular lip of the limbus lamina spiralis of the cochlear duct. Synonym: dentes acustici, Corti's auditory teeth, Huschke's auditory teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| back teeth | All teeth posterior to the canines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| geminated teeth | <dentistry> A developmental anomaly arising from the attempted division of one tooth bud, resulting in incomplete formation of two teeth and usually manifest as a bifid crown upon a single root. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ratio of decayed and filled teeth | An index of decayed and filled permanent teeth per person, per full complement of 28 teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metal insert teeth | Prosthetic teeth containing metal cutting surfaces in the occlusal surfaces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| migrating teeth | Teeth which are changing position under natural forces. (05 Mar 2000) |