List of biomedical topics, U to Z - Definition and Overview

This is a list of terms used in biological and medical research. Source: public domain CRISP Thesaurus maintained by the Office of Extramural Research at the National Institutes of Health [1] (http://crisp.cit.nih.gov/).

U

ubiquilin -- ubiquinone -- ubiquinone reductase -- ubiquinylation -- ubiquitin -- udder -- UDP -- UDP galactose 4 epimerase -- UDPG -- Ukraine -- ulcer -- ulcer inhibitor -- ulcerative colitis -- ulcerative disease rhabdovirus -- ulcerogenic tumor of the pancreas syndrome -- ultimobranchial body -- ultracentrifugation -- ultrafiltration -- ultrasonic angiocardiography -- ultrasonography -- ultrasound -- ultrasound angioplasty -- ultrasound biological effect -- ultrasound blood flow measurement -- ultrasound echoencephalography -- ultrasound echooculography -- ultrasound imaging -- ultrasound microscopy -- ultrasound respiratory airflow measurement -- ultrasound scanning -- ultrasound spectrometry -- ultrasound therapy -- ultraviolet microscopy -- ultraviolet radiation -- ultraviolet spectrometry -- ultraviolet spectrophotometry -- ultraviolet therapy -- umbilical cord -- umbilical cord blood -- UMP -- Una virus -- uncinate epilepsy -- unconsciousness -- uncontrollable child syndrome -- unconventional medicine -- unconventional slow virus disease -- uncus -- undergraduate nursing education -- undersocialized aggressive child behavior -- undersocialized nonaggressive child behavior -- understanding -- unemployed -- unemployment -- unemployment insurance -- unfoldase -- Ungulate -- unipolar depression -- United States -- university -- university student -- unprofitable drug development -- unsaturated bonds -- unsaturated fat -- unsaturated fatty acid -- unspecific monooxygenase -- unspecified interleukin -- untwisting enzyme -- Unverricht's disease -- unwanted child -- upper GI series -- upper respiratory tract -- uptake -- uracil -- uracil analog -- uracil nucleoside -- uracil nucleotide -- uranium -- urate -- urate oxidase -- urban area -- urban planning -- urban poverty area -- urban renewal -- urea -- urea amidohydrolase -- urea cycle -- Ureaplasma -- urease -- ureidoamino acid -- uremia -- ureter -- ureter obstruction -- ureter vesicle junction disorder -- ureter vesicle junction obstruction -- ureteroileostomy -- ureterosigmoidostomy -- urethan -- urethane -- urethra -- urethra disorder -- urethra stricture -- urethritis -- uricacidemia -- uricase -- uricosuric agent -- uridine -- uridine diphosphate -- uridine diphosphate glucose -- uridine diphosphate glucuronate -- uridine monophosphate -- uridine phosphorylase -- uridine triphosphate -- uridylate -- urinalysis -- urinary bladder -- urinary bladder disorder -- urinary bladder epithelium -- urinary bladder sphincter disorder -- urinary bladder sphincter prosthesis -- urinary calculi -- urinary catheterization -- urinary diversion -- urinary electronic stimulator -- urinary incontinence -- urinary plasminogen activator -- urinary stone -- urinary system -- urinary tract -- urinary tract disorder -- urinary tract disorder chemotherapy -- urinary tract disorder diagnosis -- urinary tract disorder pharmacotherapy -- urinary tract imaging -- urinary tract infection -- urinary tract motility -- urinary tract neoplasm -- urinary tract obstruction -- urinary tract pharmacology -- urinary tract pressure -- urinary tract prosthesis -- urinary tract surgery -- urinary tract transplantation -- urinary tract visualization -- urination -- urination disorder -- urine -- urine acidity -- urobilin -- urocanate -- Urochordata -- Urodela -- Urogale -- urogenital autoimmune disorder -- urogenital system (genital part) -- urogenital system (urinary part) -- urography -- urohypophysis -- urokinase -- urolithiasis -- urology -- uromitexan -- uronate -- urophysis -- urothelium -- Ursidae -- ursodeoxycholate -- ursodeoxycholic acid -- ursodiol -- urticaria -- urticaria pigmentosa -- user friendly software -- user protection -- Usher syndrome -- USSR -- uterine cancer -- uterine neoplasm -- uterine vein -- uterus -- uterus disorder -- uterus hyperplasia -- uterus neoplasm -- uterus preneoplastic state -- UTP -- UTP glucose 1 phosphate uridylyltransferase -- UTP hexose 1 phosphate uridylyltransferase -- utricle -- Uukuniemi virus group -- uvea -- uvea ciliary body -- uvea disorder -- uveitis -- uvula --

V

V (voltage) -- v abl -- v erbB -- v fes -- v fms -- v fos -- v fps -- v H ras -- v jun -- v K ras -- v mos -- v myb -- v myc -- v rel -- v sis -- v src -- V-gas -- vaccination -- vaccine -- vaccine delivery -- vaccine development -- vaccine evaluation -- vaccine evaluation center -- vaccine screening -- vaccine testing -- vaccinia virus -- vacuolating virus -- vacuole -- VAD (ventricular assist device) -- vagina -- vagina disorder -- vagina neoplasm -- vaginal cancer -- vaginal fluid -- vaginal neoplasm -- vaginal smear -- vaginitis -- vagotomy -- vagus nerve -- valaciclovir -- valacyclovir -- valine -- valinomycin -- Valium -- valproate -- Valsalva's maneuver -- Valtrex -- valvular insufficiency -- van Bogaert's sclerosing leukoencephalitis -- van der Hoeve Halbertsona Waardenburg syndrome -- van der Waals force -- van der Woude syndrome -- vanadate -- vanadium -- vancomycin -- vanillylmandelate -- vanylglycol -- vapor -- vapor phase chromatography -- variable region gene -- variant angina pectoris -- varicella -- varicella zoster virus -- Varicellovirus -- varices -- varicocele -- Varicola virus -- varicose vein -- variola -- variola major virus -- variola virus -- vas deferens -- vas deferens surgery -- vasa vasorum -- vascular -- vascular bed -- vascular cell adhesion molecule -- vascular endothelial growth factor -- vascular endothelioma -- vascular endothelium -- vascular endothelium permeability -- vascular hemophilia -- vascular motor function -- vascular permeability factor -- vascular resistance -- vascular smooth muscle -- vascular smooth muscle nervous control -- vascular supply -- vasculitis -- vasculogenesis -- vasectomy -- Vasin Gishu disease virus -- vasoactive agent -- vasoactive intestinal peptide -- vasoconstriction -- vasoconstrictor -- vasodilatation -- vasodilation -- vasodilator -- vasomotion -- vasopressin -- vasopressin defective diabetes insipidus -- vasopressin resistant diabetes insipidus -- vasopressor -- vasospasm -- vasotocin -- VASP -- VCAM -- VCFS -- VDWS -- vector (nucleic acid cloning) -- vector (nucleic acid mobility) -- vector cardiography -- vector magnetocardiography -- vector vaccine -- VEE virus -- vegetable -- vegetable oil -- vegetarian diet -- VEGF -- vehicular accident -- Veillonella -- vein -- vein infusion -- vein occlusion -- velocardiofacial syndrome -- vena cava -- venereal disease -- venereal herpes -- venereal wart -- venesection -- Venezuela -- Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus -- Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis virus -- Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever virus -- venipuncture -- venlafaxine -- venography -- venom -- venom antibody -- venous bypass of liver -- venous thrombosis -- Ventolin -- ventral column -- ventral root -- ventral sensory nucleus -- ventral thalamus -- ventricular fibrillation -- ventricular hypertrophy -- ventriculography -- venule -- verapamil -- veratridine -- veratrine -- veratrum alkaloid -- verbal behavior -- verbal conditioning -- verbal learning -- vermis -- Vero cell -- Verruca vulgaris -- vertebrae -- vertebral canal -- vertebral column -- vertebral injury -- vertebrata -- vertebrate -- vertebrate animal colony -- vertebrate embryology -- vertical perception -- vertical transmission -- vertigo -- vervet -- very low birth weight infant human -- very low density lipoprotein -- vesical calculi -- vesication -- vesicle -- vesicle (artificial) -- vesicular mole -- vesicular skin disorder -- vesicular stomatitis virus -- Vesiculovirus -- vestibular apparatus -- vestibular nerve -- vestibular nuclei -- vestibular pathway -- vestibular reflex -- vestibuloocular reflex -- veteran -- veterinary medicine -- veterinary science -- vibration -- vibration perception -- Vibrio -- Vibrio cholerae -- Vibrio comma -- Vibrio parahemolyticus -- Vibrio vulnificus -- Vibrionaceae -- vibriosis -- vibrissae -- Vicia faba -- victorin -- vidarabine -- video microscopy -- video recording system -- video vision for the blind -- videodisc -- videotape -- Videx -- Vietnam -- vigabatrin -- vigilance -- villikinin -- villin -- Vilyuisk virus -- vimentin -- vinblastine -- vinca alkaloid -- vincaleukoblastine -- vincamine -- vincristine -- vinculin -- vinegar fly -- vinyl ether -- vinylbenzene polymer -- vinylchloride polymer -- vinyledene chloride -- violence -- VIP -- viper retrovirus -- viracept -- viral -- viral antigen variation -- viral carcinogenesis -- viral disease chemotherapy -- viral disease pharmacotherapy -- viral haemorrhagic septicemia virus -- viral infection -- viral latency -- viral leukemia -- viral leukemogenesis -- viral leukoencephalitis -- viral leukoencephalopathy -- viral meningitis -- viral myelinopathy -- viral neoplasm -- viral pneumonia -- viral rescue -- viral vaccine -- viral vector development -- viremia -- virilism -- virion -- viroid -- virology -- virtual reality -- virulence -- virus -- virus antigen -- virus antigenic variation -- virus assembly -- virus characteristic -- virus classification -- virus core -- virus culture -- virus cytopathogenic effect -- virus development -- virus disease -- virus disease chemotherapy -- virus disease pharmacotherapy -- virus DNA -- virus envelope -- virus genetics -- virus host interaction -- virus identification -- virus inactivation -- virus infection -- virus infection mechanism -- virus integration -- virus load -- virus morphology -- virus multiplication -- virus pathogenesis -- virus protein -- virus receptor -- virus registry -- virus related cancer -- virus related diabetes mellitus -- virus related neoplasm -- virus replication -- virus resource -- virus RNA -- virus seed resource -- virus tropism -- virus unmasking -- virus virus interaction -- virusemia -- viruslike particle -- visceral afferent nerve -- visceral glomerular epithelial cell -- viscoelasticity -- viscosity -- viscus -- visible light -- visible spectrometry -- vision -- vision aid -- vision disorder -- vision test -- Visna Maedi virus -- Visna virus -- visual acuity -- visual aid -- visual cortex -- visual deprivation -- visual depth perception -- visual feedback -- visual field -- visual fixation -- visual pathway -- visual perception -- visual photoreceptor -- visual photosensitivity -- visual phototransduction -- visual pigment -- visual stimulus -- visual tectum -- visual threshold -- visual tracking -- vital capacity -- vital statistics -- vitamin -- vitamin A -- vitamin A deficiency -- vitamin A receptor -- vitamin A1 -- vitamin analog -- vitamin antagonist -- vitamin B complex -- vitamin B deficiency -- vitamin B1 -- vitamin B12 -- vitamin B12 coenzyme -- vitamin B12 compound -- vitamin B12 deficiency -- vitamin B12 transport defect -- vitamin B2 -- vitamin B3 -- vitamin B6 -- vitamin B6 deficiency -- vitamin Bc -- vitamin biosynthesis -- vitamin C -- vitamin C deficiency -- vitamin D -- vitamin D deficiency -- vitamin D receptor -- vitamin D resistant rickets -- vitamin D2 -- vitamin D3 -- vitamin deficiency -- vitamin E -- vitamin E deficiency -- vitamin F -- vitamin G -- vitamin H -- vitamin K -- vitamin K deficiency -- vitamin K1 -- vitamin K3 -- vitamin M -- vitamin metabolism -- vitamin PP -- vitamin receptor -- vitamin therapy -- vitellin -- vitelline membrane -- vitelline sac -- vitellogenin -- vitiligo -- vitrectomy -- vitreous body -- vitreous floater -- vitreous hemorrhage -- vitreous state -- vitronectin -- VLBW (human) -- VLDL -- voacanga alkaloid -- vocabulary -- vocabulary development for information system -- vocal cord -- vocal fold -- vocalis -- vocalization -- vocation -- vocational guidance -- vocational rehabilitation -- Vogt Spielmeyer disease -- voice -- voice box -- voice recognition -- voice synthesizer -- voiding -- Vojvodina -- volcano -- vole -- volepox virus -- voltage -- voltage channel in biomembrane -- voltage clamp -- voltage clamp technique -- voltage gated channel -- volume hypertension -- voluntary health organization -- volunteer -- volunteer health personnel -- volvulosis -- vomeronasal organ -- vomeronasal system -- vomiting -- von Gierke's disease -- Von Hippel Lindau syndrome -- von Recklinghausen's disease -- von Willebrand factor -- von Willebrand's disease -- VOR -- voucher -- VP 16 (drug) -- VP 16 (virus protein) -- VPF -- VSV (vesicular stomatitis virus) -- vulva neoplasm -- vulval cancer -- vulval neoplasm -- VWF -- VX 478 --

W

Waardenburg anophthalmia syndrome -- Waardenburg syndrome -- WAF1 CIP1 -- WAIS (wide area information server) -- wakefulness -- Waldenstrom's disease -- Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia -- Wales -- Walker carcinoma 256 -- walking -- wallaby -- Wallal virus -- wallerian degeneration -- walrus -- WAN (wide area network) -- Wangiella dermatitidis -- war -- warbler -- ward -- warfarin -- warm antibody hemolytic anemia -- Warrego virus -- wart -- wart virus -- wasp -- waste disposal -- waste treatment -- wasting -- Watasenia luciferin 2 monooxygenase -- water -- water channel -- water conservation -- water drinking behavior -- water electrolyte balance therapy -- water environment -- water flea -- water flow -- water microbiology -- water mold -- water organism -- water pollution -- water pollution control -- water quality -- water sampling -- water solubility -- water solution -- water supply -- water testing -- water transporter -- water treatment -- wave (radiation) -- wax -- waxy flexibility -- WBC (white blood cell) -- weaning -- weanling animal -- weasel -- weather -- WEE virus -- weed pollen -- weed pollen allergy -- Wegener's granulomatosis -- weight control -- weight control agent -- weight gain -- weight loss -- Weils Disease -- welfare -- welfare (mental health) -- welfare assistance -- well being -- Wellbutrin -- Wellferon -- Werdnig Hoffmann disease -- Werdnig Hoffmann paralysis -- Wermer syndrome -- Werner's syndrome -- Wernicke Korsakoff syndrome -- West Indies -- West New Guinea -- West Nile virus -- western blotting -- western equine encephalitis -- western equine encephalitis virus -- western equine encephalomyelitis -- western equine encephalomyelitis virus -- Westphal pseudosclerosis -- Westphal Strumpell disease -- wet brain -- wet lung -- wet scrubber -- whale -- Whataroa virus -- wheal -- wheat -- wheelchair -- whiplash -- Whipple's disease -- whiskers -- white adipose tissue -- white American -- white coat hypertension -- white footed mouse -- white matter -- white muscle disease -- white race -- white rot fungus -- WHO -- whole body blood replacement -- whole body imaging -- whole body irradiation dosage -- whole body irradiation effect -- whole body radionuclide scanning -- whole body scanning -- whooping cough -- WI 38 cell -- widowhood -- wife -- wild animal -- wild bird -- Williams Barratt syndrome -- Williams Beuren syndrome -- Williams syndrome -- Wilms' tumor -- Wilson Mikity syndrome -- Wilson's disease -- windpipe -- wine -- wireless biomedical equipment -- wisdom tooth -- Wiskott Aldrich syndrome -- Wiskott syndrome -- witch doctor -- wolf -- Wolff Parkinson White syndrome -- Wolfram syndrome -- Wolinella -- Wolman xanthomatosis -- Wolman's disease -- woman health professional -- womb -- women's health -- women's rights -- women's rights group -- woodchuck -- woodchuck hepatitis B virus -- woods -- woolly monkey -- woolly monkey sarcoma virus -- work -- work environment -- work place -- work setting -- work site -- working memory -- workmen's compensation -- workshop -- World Health Organization -- World Trade Center disaster -- world wide web -- wortmannin -- wound -- wound cleaning -- wound healing -- wound infection -- wound tumor virus -- wrist -- WRSV virus -- wryneck -- WT1 protein -- Wuchereria -- WWW -- WWW (world wide web) --

X

X chromosome -- X inherited trait -- X linked hypophosphatemia in rickets -- X ray -- X ray crystallography -- X ray diffraction analysis -- X ray emission spectrometry -- X ray emission spectroscopy -- X ray fluorescent probe -- X ray microscopy -- X ray spectrometry -- X ray spectroscopy -- X ray visualization -- Xanax -- xanthelasmatosis -- xanthene -- xanthine -- xanthine analog -- xanthine dehydrogenase -- xanthine oxidase -- xanthine oxidase inhibitor -- xanthoma tuberosum multiplex -- xanthomatosis -- xanthomatous reticuloendotheliosis -- Xanthomonas -- Xanthomonas maltophilia -- xanthone -- xenobiotic -- xenobiotic monooxygenase -- xenograft -- xenon -- Xenopus -- Xenopus oocyte -- xeroderma pigmentosum -- xerodermosteosis -- xerography -- xeroma -- xerophthalmia -- xerophthalmus -- xeroradiography -- xerostomia -- xerotic keratitis -- Xiphen -- XO syndrome -- XomaZyme -- XXY syndrome -- XXY trisomy -- XY-H65 -- xylose -- XYY syndrome -- XYY trisomy --

Y

Y chromosome -- Y inherited trait -- Y protein -- yaba -- Yaba monkey tumor virus -- Yaba virus -- YAC -- Yatapoxvirus -- yaws -- yearning -- yeast -- yeast artificial chromosome -- yeast genetics -- yeast protein -- yeast ribonuclease -- yeast two hybrid interaction screening -- yeast two hybrid system -- yellow adipose tissue -- yellow algae -- yellow cross liquid -- yellow fever -- yellow fever vaccine -- yellow fever virus -- Yersinia -- Yersinia enterocolitica -- Yersinia pestis -- Yersinia pestis disease -- Yersinia pseudotuberculosis -- yew -- ylide -- yoga -- yohimbine -- yolk sac -- young adult human (21-34) -- young animal -- yperite -- ytterbium -- yttrium -- Yug Bogdanovac virus -- Yugoslavia -- YY syndrome --

Z

Z DNA -- Z protein -- Zaire -- zalcitabine -- ZDV -- Zea mays -- zebra finch -- zebrafish -- Zellweger syndrome -- zerit -- zeta potential -- zidovudine -- Ziehen Oppenheim disease -- ZIFT -- zinc -- zinc finger -- zinostatin -- ziprasidone -- zirconium -- Zithromax -- zocor -- Zofran -- Zollinger Ellison syndrome -- Zoloft -- zona drilling -- zona pellucida -- zona pellucida glycoprotein -- zonal electrophoresis -- Zoogloea -- zoonosis -- zooplankton -- zoosemiotics -- zovirax -- zoxazolamine -- ZP1 -- ZP2 -- ZP3 -- Zucker rat -- Zulex -- zygomatic arch -- Zygomycetes -- zygote intrafallopian transfer -- zymogen -- zymosan -- zyxin --

See also

• List of biomedical topics, A to E
• List of biomedical topics, F to J
• List of biomedical topics, K to O
• List of biomedical topics, P to T