Cancer Legal Glossary: U
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Ultrasound Examination: The use of high frequency sound waves to aid in diagnosis.
Ultrasound Test: A test that bounces sound waves off tissues and internal organs and changes the echoes into sonograms (pictures).
Ureter: The tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder.
Ureterostomy: A surgical procedure consisting of cutting the ureters from the bladder and connecting them to an opening on the abdomen, allowing urine to flow into a collection bag.
Urethra: The tube through which urine leaves the body. It empties urine from the bladder.
Urinary Bladder: The organ that stores urine.
Urine Culture: A urine sample is analyzed for signs of infection.
Urine Cytology: Uurine or cells are examined in the lab for signs of cancer.
Urostomy: An operation to create an opening from inside the body to the outside, making a new way to pass urine.
Uterus: The small, hollow, pear-shaped organ in a woman's pelvis. This is the organ in which a fetus develops.
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