I owe you a great deal of thanks for helping me through the very difficult process, both throughout the period of the inquiry and then latterly, during the civil claim. Your patience and understanding as well as the lengthy explanations made it a lot easier than I would have thought possible.

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Ulcer: the disintegration of the surface of the skin resulting in an open sore

Ulcerative colitis: inflammation and ulceration of the colon and rectum

Ulna: the inner bone of the forearm

Ulnar nerve: one of the primary nerves in the arm

Ultrasound: sound waves of extremely high frequency

Umbilical cord: a long flexible tube like structure which connects the foetus to the placenta

Urea: a colourless crystalline substance which exists in blood and tissue fluids and which is produced by protein metabolism and excreted in urine

Ureter: tubes which take urine from the kidney to the bladder

Urethra: the canal through which the urine passes on its way from the bladder to the exterior

Urethritis: inflammation of the urethra

Uridosis: the presence of excessive amount of urea in the sweat

Urinary tract: the vessels which pass urine from the kidney to the urethra via the bladder

Urine: the fluid which is secreted by the kidneys and which is stored in the bladder and excreted through the urethra

Urology: the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of diseases of the urinary tract

Urticaria: a skin rash caused by the sudden release of histamine

Utero: prefix denoting the uterus

Uterus: a hollow, thick-walled, muscular organ lying within the pelvic cavity of the female and which houses the developing foetus.

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