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  • English Word Urohaematin Definition Urinary haematin; -- applied to the normal coloring matter of the urine, on the supposition that it is formed either directly or indirectly (through bilirubin) from the haematin of the blood. See Urochrome, and Urobilin.
  • English Word Urohyal Definition Of or pertaining to one or more median and posterior elements in the hyoidean arch of fishes.
  • English Word Urohyal Definition A urohyal bone or cartilage.
  • English Word Urology Definition See Uronology.
  • English Word Uromere Definition Any one of the abdominal segments of an arthropod.
  • English Word Uronology Definition That part of medicine which treats of urine.
  • English Word Uropod Definition Any one of the abdominal appendages of a crustacean, especially one of the posterior ones, which are often larger than the rest, and different in structure, and are used chiefly in locomotion. See Illust. of Crustacea, and Stomapoda.
  • English Word Uropodal Definition Of or pertaining to a uropod.
  • English Word Uropoetic Definition Producing, or favoring the production of, urine.
  • English Word Uropoetic Definition Of, pertaining to, or designating, a system of organs which eliminate nitrogenous waste matter from the blood of certain invertebrates.
  • English Word Uropygial Definition Of or pertaining to the uropygium, or prominence at the base of the tail feathers, in birds.
  • English Word Uropygium Definition The prominence at the posterior extremity of a bird's body, which supports the feathers of the tail; the rump; -- sometimes called pope's nose.
  • English Word Urosacral Definition Of or pertaining to both the caudal and sacral parts of the vertebral column; as, the urosacral vertebrae of birds.
  • English Word Uroscopy Definition The diagnosis of diseases by inspection of urine.
  • English Word Urosome Definition The abdomen, or post-abdomen, of arthropods.
  • English Word Urostea Definition of Urosteon
  • English Word Urostege Definition One of the plates on the under side of the tail of a serpent.
  • English Word Urosteon Definition A median ossification back of the lophosteon in the sternum of some birds.
  • English Word Urosteons Definition of Urosteon
  • English Word Urosternite Definition The sternal, or under piece, of any one of the uromeres of insects and other arthropods.
  • English Word Urostyle Definition A styliform process forming the posterior extremity of the vertebral column in some fishes and amphibians.
  • English Word Urox Definition The aurochs.
  • English Word Uroxanate Definition A salt of uroxanic acid.
  • English Word Uroxanic Definition Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C5H8N4O6, which is obtained, as a white crystalline substance, by the slow oxidation of uric acid in alkaline solution.
  • English Word Uroxanthin Definition Same as Indican.
  • English Word Urrhodin Definition Indigo red, a product of the decomposition, or oxidation, of indican. It is sometimes found in the sediment of pathological urines. It is soluble in ether or alcohol, giving the solution a beautiful red color. Also called indigrubin.
  • English Word Urry Definition A sort of blue or black clay lying near a vein of coal.
  • English Word Ursa Definition Either one of the Bears. See the Phrases below.
  • English Word Ursal Definition The ursine seal. See the Note under 1st Seal.
  • English Word Ursiform Definition Having the shape of a bear.