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Anatomical Terms-U

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2020-07-15 09:09:07

<LI><A name=ulna>ulna</A>: Latin = elbow or arm; hence, the medial bone of the forearm. 
<LI><A name=umbilicus>umbilicus</A>: Latin = the navel. 
<LI><A name=umbo>umbo</A>: Latin = the boss on the centre of a shield, umbo of tympanic membrane. 
<LI><A name=uncinate>uncinate</A>: Latin uncinatus = hooked. 
<LI><A name=uncus>uncus</A>: Latin = hook; adjective - uncinate. 
<LI><A name=ungual>ungual</A>: pertaining to Latin unguis = finger-nail. 
<LI><A name=urachus>urachus</A>: Greek ouron = urine, and echein = to hold, hence the canal connecting the bladder and umbilicus in the foetus. 
<LI><A name=ureter>ureter</A>: Greek oureter = passage from kidney to bladder. 
<LI><A name=urethra>urethra</A>: Greek ourethra = passage from bladder to exterior. 
<LI><A name=uterus>uterus</A>: Latin = womb. 
<LI><A name=utricle>utricle</A>: diminutive of Latin uterus = womb. 
<LI><A name=uvea>uvea</A>: Latin uva = grape. The pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball (iris, ciliary body and choroid). 
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<DIV><A name=uvula>uvula</A>: diminutive of Latin uva = grape. </DIV></LI>
* By Dr. M.A.(Toby) Arnold