Thursday, 25 April 2024, 12:26 PM
Site: VetLogic - E Learning and training for Vet Nurses
Course: VetLogic - E Learning and training for Vet Nurses (VetLogic)
Glossary: Glossary with audio assistance
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Unconditioned reflex

a reflex that is automatic and unconscious

Unicellular

composed of a single cell

Uniparous

gives birth to one neonate

Upper motor neuron

a motor neuron that starts in the brain and transfers information to the spinal cord

Uraemia

increased level of urea in the blood

Urethritis

Urinary incontinence

inability to control the flow of urine out of the body

Urinary tenesmus

straining to pass urine

Urolith

a calculus in the urinary tract

Urolithiasis

the formation of uroliths, calculi or 'stones' in the kidney, bladder or urethra