UTI
Abbreviation Pathophysiology and Disease Processes
Urinary tract infection.
Sources
- Appendix B: Some Common Abbreviations · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Fundamentals of Nursing, Chapter 25 Key Terms · OpenStax
Related terms
- infectionInvasion and multiplication of harmful microorganisms in the body, causing disease.
- STISexually transmitted infection (older term STD).
- TBTuberculosis: infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which mainly affects the lungs.
- TIATransient ischemic attack: a brief, stroke-like episode from temporary loss of blood flow to the brain.
- URIUpper respiratory infection, such as the common cold.