ultrabiomicroscopy
A technique that combines ultrasonic waves and microscopy to image biological tissues with high resolution and contrast.

ultrabrachycephaly
brachycephaly to an even more extreme degree than hyperbrachycephaly

ultracryotome
An ultramicrotome designed to work at low temperatures

ultracryotomes
plural of ultracryotome

ultramicrobacteria
plural of ultramicrobacterium

ultramicrobacterium
A bacterium that is considerably smaller than typical bacterial cells and is 0.2 to 0.3 micrometers (200-300 nm) in diameter.

ultrasonometry
Synonym of sonometry.

ultrasonophoresis
Synonym of sonophoresis.

uncinatum
The hamate bone.

underback
A vessel that receives the wort as it flows from the mashing tub.

underbacks
plural of underback

underchin
The underpart of the chin.

underjaw
the lower part of the jaw

underjaws
plural of underjaw

underself
One of several conscious selves supposed to occupy the same brain, in early theories of multiple personality.

underselves
plural of underself

undershorts
Underpants, type of underwear worn in skin contact with the hip portion of the body, small enough to be worn invisibly under shorts. Typically refers to male, not female, underpants.

underskin
The layer of skin under the dermis, the subcutis or hypodermis.

underskins
plural of underskin

undertubulation
Insufficient tubulation of long bones, resulting in diaphyseal or metaphyseal widening.

undervirilisation
Alternative form of undervirilization.

undervirilization
inadequate virilization occurring when a genetic male cannot produce enough androgen or the body tissues cannot respond to it

undulin
An extracellular matrix glycoprotein, related to fibronectin, associated with collagen fibrils

unguitractor
A muscle that flexes the unguis, or claw.

unguitractors
plural of unguitractor

uniboob
A singular breast in the center of the chest, or the appearance of such.
A character, typically female, with a single breast in the center of the chest.

uniboobs
plural of uniboob

unikont
A eukaryotic cell with a single flagellum; thought to be the ancestor of all animals and fungi.

unikonts
plural of unikont

uninephrectomies
plural of uninephrectomy

uninephrectomy
The surgical removal of one of the two kidneys.

unitard
A skin-tight garment covering the torso and the legs, sometimes the arms and feet.

unitards
plural of unitard

ununnilium
Former name of darmstadtium.

urachi
plural of urachus

urachus
A band of fibrous tissue extending from the bladder to the umbilicus.

urachuses
plural of urachus

uranisci
plural of uraniscus

uraniscus
The palate or roof of the mouth.

uratosis
Any morbid condition due to the presence of urates in the blood or tissues.

urceole
A vessel for water or washing the hands in Roman Catholicism.
A disc in the center of a flower, often resembling a thickening of the corolla, which holds the carpels.

urceoles
plural of urceole

ureter
Either of the two long, narrow ducts that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.

ureterocele
A congenital abnormality of the urinary bladder, in which the distal ureter balloons at its opening into the bladder, forming a pouch.

ureteroceles
plural of ureterocele

ureterocoele
Alternative form of ureterocele.

ureterocoeles
plural of ureterocoele

ureterocutaneostomies
plural of ureterocutaneostomy

ureterocutaneostomy
The detachment of a ureter from the bladder to the surface of the abdomen.

ureterocystanastomosis
A procedure that involves detaching a diseased, injured, or damaged ureter from its original position and reconnecting reimplanting it directly into the bladder.

ureterocystoneostomies
plural of ureterocystoneostomy

ureterocystoneostomy
neostomy to the urinary bladder and the ureter

ureterocystoplasties
plural of ureterocystoplasty

ureterocystoplasty
Repair to the urinary bladder and the ureter

ureterolithotripsies
plural of ureterolithotripsy

ureterolithotripsy
The breakup and subsequent removal of stones in the ureter

ureteroneocystostomies
plural of ureteroneocystostomy

ureteroneocystostomy
An operation involving implantation of the upper end of a transected ureter into the bladder.

ureteronephrectomies
plural of ureteronephrectomy

ureteronephrectomy
A surgical procedure to remove a ureter and a kidney (unilateral procedure) or both ureters and both kidneys (bilateral procedure).

ureteroproctostomies
plural of ureteroproctostomy

ureteroproctostomy
A form of urinary diversion involving the creation of an anastomosis between a ureter and the rectum.

ureteropyelography
Contrast radiography of a ureter and the adjacent renal pelvis (either unilaterally or bilaterally).

ureterorenoscopies
plural of ureterorenoscopy

ureterorenoscopy
A visual inspection of the interior of the ureter and kidney by means of a flexible endoscope

ureterosigmoidostomies
plural of ureterosigmoidostomy

ureterosigmoidostomy
A surgical procedure in which the ureters are diverted into the sigmoid colon.

ureterostomies
plural of ureterostomy

ureterostomy
The creation of a stoma (a new, artificial outlet) for a ureter or kidney.

ureters
plural of ureter

urethrocele
Prolapse of the female urethra into the vagina.

urethroceles
plural of urethrocele

urethrocystocele
Prolapse of both the urethra and urinary bladder; cystourethrocele.

urethrocystoceles
plural of urethrocystocele

urethrocystoscopy
endoscopy of the urethra and the urinary bladder

urinocentesis
The aspiration of urine from the bladder for analysis

urinoma
An encapsulated collection of extravasated urine, the result of a breach of the integrity of the pelvis or calices of the kidney or of the ureter.

urinomas
plural of urinoma

urinomata
plural of urinoma

urobilinogen
A colourless product of bilirubin reduction, formed in the intestines by bacterial action

urocyst
The urinary bladder.

urocystolithiasis
The formation or presence of calculi within the urinary bladder.

urocysts
plural of urocyst

uroepithelia
plural of uroepithelium

uroepithelium
Synonym of urothelium.

urogenitals
The urogenital system.

urolith
A urinary stone, being any stone passed from the urinary tract, such as a bladder stone or a kidney stone.
A urinary stone, being any stone passed from the urinary tract, such as a bladder stone or a kidney stone.

uroliths
plural of urolith

uropoiesis
The production of urine by the kidneys and its subsequent excretion

urosome
The abdomen or postabdomen of an arthropod

urosomes
plural of urosome

urostea
plural of urosteon

urosteon
A median ossification at the back of the lophosteon in the sternum of some birds.

urotergite
A urite and tergite considered as a unit

urotergites
plural of urotergite

urothelia
plural of urothelium

urothelium
The epithelium of the urinary bladder.

urticaria
Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or other conditions.

urticarias
plural of urticaria

uteralgia
pain in the uterus

uterectomies
plural of uterectomy

uterectomy
Synonym of hysterectomy.

uteri
plural of uterus

uteroferrin
A glycoprotein, containing two atoms of iron, that is a major secretory product of a pig's uterus under the influence of progesterone.

uteroferrins
plural of uteroferrin

uterography
The diagnostic imaging of the uterus.

uteroplasties
plural of uteroplasty

uteroplasty
Synonym of metroplasty.

uterosome
A uterine exosome

uterotomies
plural of uterotomy

uterotomy
Synonym of hysterotomy.

uterotrophy
The development of the uterus.

uterus
A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.
A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.

uteruses
plural of uterus

utkatasana
An asana that exercises the hamstrings, quadriceps, gluteal muscles, and erector spinae.

utriculoplasty
An operation for reducing the size of the uterus by excision of a wedge-shaped longitudinal strip the entire thickness of the wall of the organ.