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Glossary Terms: 1-10 | 11-16
ulcerative colitis
:
A type of inflammatory bowel disease. In this condition, the colon is inflamed over a long period of time. This increases a person's risk of developing colon cancer, so starting colorectal cancer screening earlier and doing these tests more often is recommended.
ultrasonography (ultrasound)
:
an imaging method in which high-frequency sound waves are used to outline a part of the body. The sound wave echoes are picked up and displayed on a television screen. This painless method is sometimes useful in distinguishing fluid-filled cysts from solid tumors. It is sometimes used to guide needle biopsy of breast abnormalities too small to feel.
ultrasound
:
an imaging method in which high-frequency sound waves are used to outline a part of the body. The sound wave echoes are picked up and displayed on a television screen. Also called ultrasonography.
umbilical cord blood transplant
:
the use of stem cells in blood removed from the umbilical cords of newborns (a very rich source) to replace the blood-forming cells in patients whose own blood-forming cells have been destroyed by radiation or chemotherapy.
unilateral
:
affecting one side of the body. For example, unilateral breast cancer occurs in one breast only. See also bilateral.
unproven therapy
:
any therapy that has not been scientifically tested and approved.
ureter
:
tube carrying urine from each kidney to the bladder.
urethra
(yoo-ree-thruh)
:
the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside. In women, this tube is fairly short; in men it is longer, passing through the penis, and it also carries the semen.
urge incontinence
:
a sudden urge and uncontrollable urge pass urine. This problem occurs when the bladder becomes too sensitive to stretching by urine accumulation.
urgency
:
feeling that you need to urinate right away.
Glossary Terms: 1-10 | 11-16
