| UB 82 | universal billing document [1982] |
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| UEM | universal electron microscope |
| UF | film unsharpness; ultrafiltrate; ultrafiltration; ultrafine; ultrasonic frequency; universal feeder;... |
| UHL | universal hypertrichosis lanuginosa |
| UMDNS | Universal Medical Device Nomenclature System |
| TEC | Transluminal Extraction Catheter |
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| N.C.J. | needle catheter jejunostomy |
| UAC | umbilical artery catheter |
| elbowed catheter | A catheter with an angular bend near the beak; used to rise over prostatic obstruction. Synonym: catheter coude, prostatic catheter. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| electrode catheter ablation | A method of ablating the site of origin of arrhythmias whereby high energy electric shocks are delivered by intravascular catheters. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eustachian catheter | A catheter used for catheterization of the middle ear through the eustachian tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| two-way catheter | A catheter with two lumens, allowing irrigation and aspiration. Synonym: two-way catheter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| female catheter | A short, nearly straight catheter for passage into the female bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fogarty catheter | A catheter with an inflatable balloon near its tip; used to remove arterial emboli and thrombi from major veins (e.g., iliofemoral) and to remove stones from the biliary ducts. Synonym: balloon-tip catheter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Foley catheter | <equipment> Flexible plastic tube inserted into the bladder to provide continuous urinary drainage. (12 Nov 1997) |