• Tumescent anaesthesia

    A type of local anaesthesia involving the injection of special fluid into the subcutaneous fatty tissue that causes the tissue to become swollen and firm.

  • Tumour

    Tissue proliferation and enlargement. Can be benign or cancerous (malignant).

  • TUR-P

    Transurethral (via the urethra) resection of the prostate.

  • Ulcer

    Skin defect not due to injury (commonly known as a sore).

  • Ulna

    Lower arm bone, elbow bone.

  • Ulna fracture

    Break on the lower arm bone on the small-finger-side of the arm (ulna).

  • Ultrasonic dissection device

    Coagulates liver tissue, but spares large vessels and bile ducts.

  • Ultrasound

    Medical imaging procedure in which images are generated using sound waves with frequencies above the audible frequency range.

  • Ureter cancer

    Cancer of the ureter (tube for passing urine).

  • Valvular aortic stenosis

    Narrowing of the aortic valve caused by calcium deposits. This degenerative disease constricts the valve opening. The blood can no longer flow freely, which places excessive strain on the heart as it has to pump harder.

  • Vascular

    Relating to the blood vessels.