Medical terms starting with U

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• -uriaUrine or urination condition.
• U, uUnit. On the Joint Commission Do Not Use list: can be misread as 0 or 4, causing a tenfold overdose. Write unit.
• UCRUsual, customary and reasonable: the amount paid for a service in an area based on what providers there usually charge.
• UDAs directed (ut dictum). Error-prone: misread as unit dose. Write as directed.
• unbundlingBilling the parts of a service separately instead of using the single code that covers the whole service.
• uni-One.
• unintentional tortHarm caused without intending it, such as negligence.
• universal precautionsThe OSHA approach of treating all human blood and certain body fluids as if known to be infectious.
• upcodingBilling a higher level of service than was provided or documented; a form of fraud.
• ur/o, urin/oUrine or the urinary tract.
• ureterOne of two tubes carrying urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
• ureter/oUreter, the tube that carries urine from a kidney to the bladder.
• urethr/oUrethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body.
• urethraThe tube carrying urine from the bladder out of the body.
• URIUpper respiratory infection, such as the common cold.
• urinalysisLaboratory analysis of urine to help diagnose disease; it can include a microscopic examination.
• urticariaHives: raised, itchy, red or skin-colored welts.
• UTIUrinary tract infection.