Urology to Useful
Urology
(U*rol"o*gy) n. [1st uro- + - logy.] (Med.) See Uronology.
Uromere
(U"ro*mere) n. [2d uro- + - mere.] (Zoöl.) Any one of the abdominal segments of an arthropod.
Uronology
(U`ro*nol"o*gy) n. [Gr. urine + - logy.] (Med.) That part of medicine which treats of urine.
Dunglison.
Uropod
(U"ro*pod) n. [2d uro- + - pod.] (Zoöl.) 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.
Uropodal
(U*rop"o*dal) a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to a uropod.
Uropoetic
(U`ro*po*et"ic) a. [1st uro- + Gr. to make.]
1. (Med.) Producing, or favoring the production of, urine.
2. (Zoöl.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a system of organs which eliminate nitrogenous waste matter
from the blood of certain invertebrates.
Uropygial
(U`ro*pyg"i*al) a. [See Uropygium.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the uropygium, or prominence
at the base of the tail feathers, in birds.
Uropygial gland, a peculiar sebaceous gland at the base of the tail feathers in most birds. It secretes
an oily fluid which is spread over the feathers by preening.
Uropygium
(||U`ro*pyg"i*um) n. [NL., fr. Gr. (corrupted form) the end of the os sacrum + rump.] (Anat.)
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.
Urosacral
(U`ro*sa"cral) a. [2d uro- + sacral.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the caudal and sacral
parts of the vertebral column; as, the urosacral vertebræ of birds.
Uroscopy
(U*ros"co*py) n. [1st uro- + - scopy: cf. F. uroscopie.] The diagnosis of diseases by inspection
of urine. Sir T. Browne.
Urosome
(U"ro*some) n. [2d uro- + - some body.] (Zoöl.) The abdomen, or post-abdomen, of arthropods.
Urostege
(U"ro*stege) n. [2d uro- + Gr. roof.] (Zoöl.) One of the plates on the under side of the tail of
a serpent.
Urosteon
(||U*ros"te*on) n.; pl. L. Urostea E. Urosteons [NL., fr. Gr. the tail + a bone.] (Anat.) A
median ossification back of the lophosteon in the sternum of some birds.
Urosternite
(U`ro*ster"nite) n. [2d uro- + sternum.] (Zoöl.) The sternal, or under piece, of any one of
the uromeres of insects and other arthropods.
Urostyle
(U"ro*style) n. [2d uro- + Gr. a pillar.] (Anat.) A styliform process forming the posterior extremity
of the vertebral column in some fishes and amphibians.
Urox
(U"rox) n. [See Aurochs, and cf. Urus.] (Zoöl.) The aurochs.
Uroxanate
(U*rox"a*nate) n. (Chem.) A salt of uroxanic acid.
Uroxanic
(U`rox*an"ic) a. [Uric + alloxan.] (Chem.) 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.
