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Ultrasound Scan: A scan using high frequency sound waves. The echoes bouncing off tissue interfaces are converted to a picture
Unilateral: Affecting only one side of the body
Ureter: The tube transporting urine from the kidney to the bladder
Ureteroscopy: Endoscopic examination of the ureter
Urethral Stricture: Narrowing of the urethra
Urethrectomy: Surgical excision of the urethra
Urgency: An immediate pressing desire to pass urine
Urinalysis: A test to identify the contents of urine
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI): Is a bacterial infection that affects part of the urinary tract.
Treatments: Usually treated with Oral antibiotics
Urine Cytology: The investigation that looks for cancer cells in the urine
Urodynamic: Assessment Pressure test on the bladder
Urolithiasis: The formation of urinary stones
Uterus: The hollow female organ of pregnancy