Medical Abbreviations Starting With "U"
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| Medical Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| U | unit |
| U | uranium |
| u/a | urinalysis |
| u/d | urethral dilatation |
| u/e | unemployed |
| u/o | under observation for |
| u/o | urine output |
| u/s | ultrasound |
| U&E | urea and electrolytes |
| ua | umbilical artery |
| ua | unstable angina |
| ua | upper arm |
| ua | uric acid |
| ua | uridylic acid |
| UA | urinalysis |
| ua | uronic acid |
| uac | umbilical artery catheter |
| uadt | upper aerodigestive tract |
| uae | united arab emirates |
| uao | upper airway obstruction |
| ubg | urobilinogen |
| ubo | unidentified bright object |
| UBT | urea breath test |
| ubw | usual body weight |
| UC | ulcerative colitis |
| uc | uterine contractions |
| ucb | unconjugated bilirubin |
| ucb | university of california, berkeley |
| ucbr | unconjugated bilirubin |
| ucd | usual childhood diseases |
| ucg | urinary chorionic gonadotropin |
| UCHD | usual childhood diseases |
| uchl | university college hospital lymphocyte |
| uchl-1 | university college hospital lymphocyte 1 |
| ucht-1 | university college hospital t cell 1 |
| uci | urinary catheter in |
| ucita | uniform computer information transactions act |
| ucla | university of california, los angeles |
| uco | urinary catheter out |
| UCPPS | Urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome (IC/PBS + CP/CPPS) |
| ucr | urinary creatinine |
| UD | as directed (from Latin ut dictum) |
| ud | ulnar deviation |
| ud | urethral dilatation |
| ud | urethral discharge |
| ud | uridine diphosphate |
| ud | uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase |
| UDA | Urticaria-deafness-amyloidosis |
| udc | upper deep cervical lymph node |
| udca | ursodeoxycholic acid |
| udcs | ursodeoxycholylsarcosine |
| udp | uridine diphosphate |
| udp | uridyl diphosphate |
| udp-glucose pyrophosphorylase | uridine diphosphate glucose pyrophosphorylase |
| udpase | uridine diphosphatase |
| udpg | uridine diphosphoglucose |
| udpga | uridine diphosphate glucuronic acid |
| udpgt | udp glucuronosyltransferase |
| UDS | urine drug screening |
| uds | urodynamics |
| udt | undescended testes |
| ue | tooth unerupted |
| ue | unemployed |
| UE | upper extremity |
| ue | urea and electrolytes |
| ue3 | unconjugated estriol |
| uecp | urethral electric conductance test |
| uf | ultrafiltration |
| uf | ultrafine |
| uf | uterus firm |
| ufa | unesterified fatty acid |
| ufc | urine free cortisol level |
| ufp | universal fall precautions |
| ufr | urinary flow rate |
| uft | uracil + ftorafur |
| ug | microgram |
| ug | upward gaze |
| UGI | upper gastrointestinal |
| ugib | upper gastrointestinal bleeding |
| ugit | upper gastrointestinal tract |
| ugm | microgram |
| ugt | udp glucuronosyltransferase |
| uhf | ultra high frequency |
| ui | urinary incontinence |
| ui | urotensin i |
| uicc | international union against cancer |
| UIP | Usual interstitial pneumonitis |
| uiq | upper inner quadrant |
| uk | united kingdom |
| uk | urokinase |
| ukcc | united kingdom children's cancer study group langerhans cell histiocytosis staging system |
| ukp | malignant tumor unknown primary |
| UKPDS | United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study |
| ul | microliter |
| ul | ultrasonic |
| ul | undifferentiated lymphoma |
| ul | upper lid |
| ul | upper limb |
| ull | uncomfortable loudness level |
| uln | ulnar |
| uln | upper limit of normal |
| ulq | upper left quadrant |
| ultra | ultrasound |
| ultrastar | ultrasound structured attribute reporting |
| ultt | upper limb tension test |
| umls | unified medical language system |
| umn | upper motor neuron |
| umnl | upper motor neurone lesion |
| umol | micromole |
| ump | uridine monophosphate |
| ump | uridyl monophosphate |
| umpase | uridine monophosphatase |
| umps | uridine monophosphate synthase |
| ums | ulnar mammary syndrome |
| una | urinary concentration of sodium |
| unesco | united nations educational, scientific, and cultural organization |
| Ung | ointment (from Latin unguentum) |
| ungulates | hoofed mammals |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children's Fund |
| unilat | unilateral |
| Unk | unknown |
| UNOS | United Network for Organ Sharing |
| uo | ureteric orifice |
| uo | urine output |
| UOP | Urinary Output |
| uoq | upper outer quadrant |
| uos | upper esophageal segment |
| up | universal precautions |
| up | ureteropelvic |
| upep | urinary protein electrophoresis |
| upiii | uroplakin iii |
| UPJ | ureteropelvic junction |
| upp | static urethral pressure profile |
| uppp | uvulopalatopharyngoplasty |
| uprtase | uracil phosphoribosyltransferase |
| upw | units per week |
| ur | upper right |
| ur | urine |
| URA | unilateral renal agenesis |
| ura | upper removable appliance |
| urap | unidirectional retrograde accessory pathway |
| urf | unidentified reading frame |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| uro | uroporphyrinogen |
| urob | urobilinogen |
| urod | uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase |
| urol | urology |
| urq | upper right quadrant |
| urs | ureterorenoscopy |
| URTI | upper respiratory tract infection |
| US | ultrasonogram |
| us | ultrasound |
| us | united states |
| us | urethral swab |
| us | urinary system |
| us | uterus soft |
| usa | united states of america |
| usa | unstable angina |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| usc | unique sequence component |
| usda | united states dept of agiculture |
| USG | ultrasonogram |
| usi | urinary stress incontinene |
| USMLE | United States Medical Licensing Examination |
| usn | ultrasonic nebulizer |
| uso | unilateral salpingo oophorectomy |
| USP | U.S. Pharmacopeia |
| usp | ubiquitin specific protease |
| USP | United States Pharmacopeia |
| uspha | united states public health administration |
| usphs | united states public health service |
| USR | unheated serum reagin |
| USS | ultrasound scan |
| uss | ureterosigmoidostomy |
| ut | uterus |
| utee | upper thoracic expansion exercises |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| utpase | uridine triphosphatase |
| utph | uterotrophic placental hormone |
| utr | untranslated regions |
| uts | unable to see |
| uun | urine urea nitrogen |
| uv | ultraviolet |
| uva | ultraviolet a |
| UVAL | ultraviolet argon laser |
| uvb | ultraviolet b |
| uvc | ultraviolet c |
| uvc | umbilical vein catheter |
| uvf | ureterovaginal fistula |
| uvf | urethrovaginal fistula |
| uvj | ureterovesicular junction |
| uvl | ultraviolet light |
| uvpp | uvulopalatopharyngoplasty |
| uvr | ultraviolet radiation |
| uw | university of washington |
| uwsd | insertion of underwater seal drain |