List of medical abbreviations: U
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| UOSM | urine osmolality |
| UA | urinalysis unstable angina |
| USA | unstable angina |
| UBT | urea breath test |
| UC | ulcerative colitis |
| UCHD | usual childhood diseases (see list of childhood diseases) |
| UCTD | Undifferentiated connective tissue disease |
| UD | as directed (from Latin ut dictum) |
| UDS | urine drug screening Undifferentiated sarcoma |
| UE | upper extremity |
| U&E | urea and electrolytes (blood test) (for sodium and potassium, and often creatinine) |
| UIP | usual interstitial pneumonitis |
| UGI | upper gastrointestinal |
| ULN | upper limit of normal |
| UOP | urinary output |
| Ung | ointment (from Latin unguentum) |
| Unk | unknown |
| UPJ | ureteropelvic junction (see pyeloplasty) |
| URA | unilateral renal agenesis |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| URTI | upper respiratory tract infection |
| US | ultrasonogram |
| USG | ultrasonogram |
| USO | unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy |
| USP | United States Pharmacopeia |
| USR | unheated serum reagin |
| USS | ultrasound scan |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| UUS | upper uterine segment |
| UVAL | ultraviolet argon laser |
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