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Urinary bladder
Urinary bladder The organ that serves as a temporary storage place for urine. Also called the bladder.
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Organ
A structural unit of an animal or plant that serves a specific function.
Urine
The waste fluid secreted by the kidneys, transported by the ureters, stored in the bladder, and voided through the urethra.
Bladder
A muscular triangular-shaped, hollow organ located in the pelvic cavity and supported by the pelvic floor muscles. The bladder stretches to store urine and contracts to release urine.
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Urinary fistula
An abnormally located opening of the urinary passageway, as when the two edges of a surgical repair fail to join along their full length.
Urinary incontinence
Loss of bladder control.
Urine
The waste fluid secreted by the kidneys, transported by the ureters, stored in the bladder, and voided through the urethra.
Urine Testing
Checking urine to see if it contains glucose (sugar) and ketones. Special strips of paper or tablets (called reagents) are put into a small amount of urine or urine plus water. Changes in the color of the strip show the amount of glucose or ketones in the urine. Urine testing is the only way to check for the presence of ketones, a sign of serious illness. However, urine testing is less desirable then blood testing for monitoring the level of glucose in the body. |See also: Blood glucose monitoring; reagents.
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Urogenital
Pertaining to both the urinary and genital structures; genitourinary.
Urogenital sinus
In embryology, an elongated sac or funnel that precedes the differentiation of the external genitalia. In some types of hermaphroditism its differentiation fails to reach completion so that it constitutes a birth defect of the external genital orifice(s).
Ungual
Having to do with the nails.
Uremia
The buildup in the blood of substances normally eliminated in the urine.
Ureter
A narrow tube that transfers urine from the kidney to the bladder.
Urinary bladder
Uvula
The fleshy mass hanging down from the soft palate above the back of the tongue.
Urodynamic assessments
Tests of urine flow and pressure, carried out to establish bladder function.
Unequal randomisation
A technique used to allocate subjects into groups at a differential rate; for example, three subjects may be assigned to a treatment group for every one assigned to the control group..
Ultralente Insulin
A type of insulin that is long acting.
Unit of Insulin
The basic measure of insulin. U-100 insulin means 100 units of insulin per milliliter (mL) or cubic centimeter (cc) of solution. Most insulin made today in the United States is U-100.
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