| UH | umbilical hernia; uncontrolled hemorrhage; unfavorable histology; upper half |
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| umb | umbilicus, umbilical |
| UV | ultraviolet; umbilical vein; ureterovesical; Uppsala virus; urinary volume |
| UVC | umbilical venous catheter |
| lateral umbilical ligament | An old name for ligamentum umbilicale mediale. Synonym: lateral umbilical ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| left umbilical vein | <anatomy, vein> The vein that returns the blood from the placenta to the foetus; traversing the umbilical cord, it enters the foetal body at the umbilicus and passes thence into the liver, where it is joined by the portal vein; its blood then flows by way of the ductus venosus and the inferior vena cava to the right atrium. Synonym: vena umbilicalis sinistra. (05 Mar 2000) |