CANCER LEGAL GLOSSARY

Ul trasound 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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