UNIVERSITY 



1573 



URBANTSCHITSCH'S METHOD 



Jniversity {u-nw-ur'-sit-e) [universitas , the whole]. 

 A collection of colleges, each having a special curric- 

 ulum of studies, under one academic government. 



Jnna's Paste. A paste for extensive eczematous 

 patches. It consists of oxid of zinc, I ounce ; mucil- 

 age of acacia and glycerin, each 2 ounces. It is ap- 

 plied with a brush several times a day. Unna, Seb- 

 orrhea of. See Seborrhea. 



; nnatural (un-naf-u-raf) [un, not; nalura, nature]. 



! Not according to nature. U. Offences, the gratify - 



: the sexual appetite by methods other than the 



see Sodomy, Bestiality, Tribadism, Sexual 



Perversion, Homosexuality, Necrophilism, Masochism, 



I Sadism. 



noculus (u-nok'-u-lus). Synonym of Uniocular. 

 norganized {tin-or* -gan-lzd) [un, not; 6p}an>r, 

 organ]. Without organs, but not necessarily life- 



nsaturated (un-sat'-u-ra-ted) [un, not; saturare, to 

 saturate]. A qualification applied to carbon com- 

 pounds that are capable of saturating two valence 

 units. 



nsound un-s nund') [ME. , unsozvnd, unsound]. Not 

 healthy ; diseased. 



nsoundness (un- sorvnd f -nes) [ME., unsownd, un- 

 sound]. The state of being unsound. U. of Mind, 

 . incapacity to govern one's affairs, 

 ^stratified {un-strat' -if-ld) [un, not ; stratum, stra- 

 tum]. Not arranged in strata or layers, 

 isymmetric {un-sim-et'-rik) [un, not; symmetric]. 

 Lacking in symmetry ; having unequal arrangement. 

 U. Kidney. See Kidney. 



nwell (un-wel') [un, not; well], I. Ill; sick. 2. 

 Menstruating. 

 nwhole (un-hol') [ME., unhol, not whole]. Not 



i ; infirm, 

 iwholesome {un- hoi'- sum) [ME., unholsum, un- 

 wholesome]. Insalubrious; unhealthful. 



*as) [Malay, upas, poison]. A name applied 

 to several trees found in the East Indies and containing 



i poisonous principle probably identical with strychnin. 



"t is used as an arrow-poison. U. antiar, Javanese 

 .v-poison ; it acts directly on the vasomotor centers. 



achal u'-ra-kal) [ovpaxoc, urachus]. Pertaining to 



he urachus. 

 ' achus {ti'-ra-kus) [ovpaxb\, the urinary canal of a 



etus : //., Urachi~\. The prolongation of the fusiform 

 I esicle formed by the dilatation of the embryonic por- 



Jion of the allantois : the allantoic stalk, 

 acratia u-ra-kra' '-she-ah). See Enuresis. 

 I acyl {u'-ra-sil) [ovpov, urine], C 4 H 4 N 2 2 . The ureid 

 oxyacrylic acid; only known in the form of its 

 erivatives. 

 lematin -u-rem'-at-in). See Urohematin. 

 >■ emia ui-re'-me-ah). See Uremia. 

 ' emic {u-re f -mik). See Uremic. 



'-ral). I. See Uralium. 2. See Caudal. 

 I- di (u-ra'-le) . Synonym of Curare. 

 I- dium {u-ra' '-le-um) [ovpov, urine: gen., Uralii~\. 

 ral. Chloral-urethane, CCUCH : 0H.NRC0 2 C 2 H 5 . 

 combination of chloral hydrate and urethane, dis- 

 vered in iSSo. An excellent hypnotic, but very 

 tter. Dose gr. x-xx. Unof. 

 t.mil (u' -ram-it), C,H-X :{ ;t . Amido-barbituric acid, 

 >tained by boiling alloxanthin with an ammonium- 

 dorid solution. It occurs in colorless, shining nee- 

 ich redden on exposure, and are but slightly 

 ■luble in water. 



inalysis (u-ran-al f -is-is) [ovpov, urine; ava7,voiq, 

 .alysis]. Urine-analysis, 

 niscochasma {u-ran-is-ko-knz' -mah) [ovpavionot;, 

 e roof of the mouth ; ^acr^d, chasm]. Cleft palate. 



Uranisconitis {u-ran-is-ko-ni' 'tis) [ovpavicKog, the roof 

 of the mouth; trig, inflammation]. Inflammation of 

 the uraniscus, or palate. 



Uraniscoplasty (// - ran - is* '- ko •- plas - le) [ovpaviaKog, 

 palate; ■x/.aaotiv, to form]. Plastic operation for the 

 repair of cleft palate. 



Uraniscorrhaphy I u - ran - is - kor*- af- e) [ohpavioKoq, 

 palate; paatj, suture]. Suture of a palatal cleft. 



Uraniscus {tt-ran-is'-kus) [ovpaviOKoq]. The roof of 

 the mouth. 



Uranium (u-ra'-ne-um) [Uranus, Uranus]. U=I20; 

 quantivalence II. A metal occurring in pitchblende 

 and other minerals. The nitrate, a freely soluble, 

 astringent salt, and an irritant poison, is used in 

 diabetes and as a throat-spray. Dose gr. ss-v. Unof. 

 The oxid is employed to give a fluorescent yellow to 

 glass. 



Uranocoloboma (u-ran-o-kol-o-bo'-mah) [ovpavog, the 

 roof of the mouth ; colobo>na~] . Cleft palate. 



Uranomania {u-ran-o-ma'-ne-ah) [ovpavoc, heaven; 

 fiavia, madness]. Religious mania with exaltation. 



Uranoplastic (u-ran-o-plas' -tik) [ovpavoq, palate ; 

 irfcujceiv, to form]. Belonging or pertaining to uran- 

 oplasty. 



Uranoplasty (#'- ran - o-plas - te). Same as Uranisco- 

 plasty. See Avery's, Beaufils 1 , Blasius' , Davies- 

 Colley 1 s, Krimer's, Langenbeck' s , Rotter's, Smith's,. 

 Thiersch's, and Warren's Operations, in Operations, 

 Table of. 



Uranorrhaphy [u-ran-or 1 '-af-e). See Uraniscorrhaphy. 



Uranoschisis {u-ran-os'-kis-is) [ovpavoc, vault ; ox'OiS, 

 a cleft]. Cleft palate. 



Urano-staphylorrhaphy [u'- ran-o-staf- il - or'-af- e) 

 \ohpav6q, vault ; staphylorrhaphy]. Same as Uran- 

 iscorrhaphy. 



Uranostomatoscopy (u-ran-o-sto-mat-os' -ko-pe) [ov- 

 pavdc, vault; aroua, mouth; gko-eIv, to inspect]. 

 Diagnostic, or professional, inspection of the roof of 

 the mouth. 



Urao (u-ra r -o). See Trona. 



Urapostema {u-rap-os' '-tem-ah) [ovpov, urine ; aposte- 

 ma\. An abscess containing urine. 



Urare, Urari (u-rah'-re). See Curare. 



Urarin (u-rah'-rin). Same as Curarine. 



Urarthritis yu-rar-thri'-tis). See Arthritis uritica. 



Urate {u'-rat ) [ovpov, urine]. Combination of uric or 

 lithic acid with a base. It is present in normal urine. 

 U. -cells. In biology, the cells containing doubly 

 refractive granules and uric acid ; they are found in the 

 photogenic plate of Latnpyris. (Schulze.) U.-test, 

 heat the upper part of a column of turbid urine ; if the 

 turbidity be due to urates it will clear up ; or, add 

 potassium hydrate, and the sediment of urates will 

 dissolve. 



Uratic (u-ral'-ik) [ovpov, urine]. Pertaining to or 

 characterized by urates. U. Diathesis, a condition 

 in which there is a tendency to the deposition of urates 

 in the joints and elsewhere ; a tendency to gout. 



Uratoma (u -rat- o'- mah) [ovpov, urine; oua, tumor: 

 //. , Uratomala']. A tophus, or uratic calculus, formed 

 in any tissue. 



Uratosis iu-rat^-sis) [ovpov, urine]. A diseased con- 

 dition, characterized by the deposition of urates. 



Uraturia {u-rat-u'-re-ah) [ovpov, urine]. A condition 

 in which there is an increase of urates in the urine. 



Urbanization (ur-ban-iz-a' -shun) [urbs, a city]. A 

 term devised to express the tendency of modern society 

 to develop into cities at the expense of the country 

 population, with a consequent influence upon disease, 

 the death-rate, etc. 



Urbantschitsch's Method. A method for the intro- 

 ducdon of the Eustachian catheter. 



