Glossary index
Medical terms beginning with U
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4 medical terms in this glossary begin with the letter U, from ulcer onward. Every entry gives a plain-language definition, and most add a pronunciation, the word parts it is built from, and related terms.
This is also the place to look for medical words, health words, anatomy terms and disease names starting with U.
U terms
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The word names a shape of damage rather than a single disease, so its causes run from pressure to infection to cancer.
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A description rather than a diagnosis, telling a reader that a surface has been lost and something is stopping it from closing.
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One of the commonest reasons for an antibiotic prescription, and a diagnosis that rests on symptoms rather than on a urine test alone.
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A rash that behaves unlike most others: each welt lasts hours, fades without a trace, and reappears somewhere else.