Medical Abbreviations (U-Z)-Useful for Coding and Transcription

U&C, urethral and cervical.
U&C, usual and customary.
U&Es, urea and electrolytes
U, congenital limb absence.
U, in electrocardiography, an undulating deflection that follows the T wave.
U, internal energy.
U, International Unit of enzyme activity.
U, Mann-Whitney rank sum statistic.
U, potential difference (in volts).
U, ulcer.
U, ulna.
U, ultralente (insulin).
U, umbilicus.
U, uncertain.
U, unerupted.
u, unified atomic mass unit.
U, unit.
U, universial application (residency).
U, unknown.
U, unsharpness.
U, upper.
U, uracil.
U, uranium.
U, urea.
U, urethra.
U, uridine.
U, uridylic acid.
U, urinary concentration.
U, urine.
U, urology.
U, uterus.
U, uvula.
u, velocity.
U, volume velocity.
U/2, upper half.
U/3, upper third.
U/A, uric acid.
U/A, urinalysis.
u/ext, upper extremity.
U/S, ultrasound.
UA, absorption unsharpness.
UA, ultra-audible.
UA, ultrasonic arteriography.
UA, umbilical artery.
UA, unauthorized absence.
UA, unit of analysis.
UA, unstable angina.
UA, upper airways.
UA, upper arm.
UA, uric acid.
UA, uridylic acid.
UA, urinalysis, urine analysis.
ua, urinalysis.
UA, urinary aldosterone.
UA, uronic acid.
UA, uterine aspiration.
UA/C, uric acidlcreatinine (ratio).
UAC, umbilical artery catheter.
UAE, unilateral absence of excretion.
UAE, urine albumin excretion.
UAEM, University Association for Emergency Medicine.
UAI, uterine activity interval.
U-AMY, urinary amylase.
UAN, uric acid nitrogen.
UAO, upper airway obstruction.
UAP, unlicensed assistive personnel.
UAP, unstable angina pectoris.
UAP, urinary acid phosphatase.
UAP, urinary alkaline phosphatase.
UAPA, unilateral absence of pulmonary.
UAR, upper airway resistance.
UAR, uric acid riboside.
UAS, upper abdomen surgery.
UAS, upstream activation site.
UASA, United Amputee Services Association.
UAU, uterine activity unit.
UB, ultimobranchial body.
UB, Unna boot.
UB, upper back.
UB, urinary bladder.
UBA, undenaturated bacterial antigen.
UBB, ubiquitin B.
UBBC, unsaturated vitamin B12 binding capacity.
UBC, ubuquitin C.
UBC, University of British Columbia (brace).
UBE, ubiquitin-activating enzyme.
UBG, Ubg urobilinogen.
UBI, ultraviolet blood irradiation.
UBL, undifferentiated B-cell lymphoma.
UBN, urobilin.
UBO, unidentified bright object.
UBO, upper body obesity.
UBP, ureteral back pressure.
UBS, unidentified bright signal.
UBW, usual body weight.
UC, ulcerative colitis.
UC, ultracentrifugal.
UC, umbilical cord.
UC, unchanged.
UC, unclassifiable.
UC, unconscious.
UC, undifferentiated cells.
UC, unit clerk.
UC, unsatisfactory condition.
UC, untreated cells.
UC, urea clearance.
UC, urethral catheterization.
UC, urinary catheter.
UC, urine concentrate.
UC, urine culture.
UC, uterine contractions
UCB, unconjugated bilirubin.
UCBC, umbilical cord blood culture.
UCD, urine collection device.
UCD, usual childhood diseases.
UCDS, uniform clinical data set.
UCE, urea cycle enzymopathy.
UCG, ultrasonic cardiography.
UCG, urinary chorionic gonadotropin.
UCHD, usual childhood diseases.
UCI, unusual childhood illness.
UCI, urethral catheter in.
UCI, urinary catheter in.
UCL, ulnar collateral ligament.
UCL, upper collateral ligament.
UCL, upper confidence limit.
UCL, upper control limit.
UCL, urea clearance.
UCLP, unilateral cleft of lip and palate.
UCO, ultrasonic cardiac output.
UCOD, underlying cause of death.
UCP, uncoupling protein.
UCP, urinary coproporphyrin.
UCP, urinary C-peptide.
UCPT, urinary coproporphyrin test.
UCR, unconditioned response.
UCR, usual, customary, and reasonable (fees).
UCS, unconditioned stimulus.
UCS, unconscious.
ucs, unconscious.
UCS, uterine compression syndrome.
UCT, urological care table.
UCTD, undifferentiated (unclassifiable) connective tissue disease.
uCTD, undifferentiated connective tissue disease.
UCV, uncontrolled variable.
UD, ulcerative dermatosis.
UD, ulnar deviation.
UD, underdeveloped.
UD, undetermined.
UD, unit dose.
UD, urethral dilatation.
UD, urethral discharge.
UD, uridine diphosphate.
UD, uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase.
UD, uterine delivery.
UDC, usual diseases of childhood.
UDCA, ursodeoxycholic acid.
UDKase, uridine diphosphate kinase.
UDN, ulcerative dermal necrosis.
UDO, undetermined origin.
UDP, uridine diphosphate.
UDPG, uridine diphosphate glucose.
UDPG, urine diphosphoglucose.
UDPGA, uridine diphosphate glucuronic acid.
UDPGT, uridine diphosphate glucuronosyl transferase.
UDR-BMD, ultradistal radius bone mineral density.
UDRP, urine diribose phosphate.
UDS, ultrasound Doppler sonography.
UDS, uniform data system.
UDS, unscheduled deoxynucleic acid synthesis.
UDUN, under developed under nourished.
UE, (extremitas) upper extremity.
UE, uncertain etiology.
UE, under elbow.
UE, uninvolved epidermis.
UE, upper esophagus.
UE, upper extremity.
uE~, unconjugated estriol.
UEG, ultrasonic encephalography.
UEG, unifocal eosinophilic granuloma.
UEHB, uniform effective health benefits.
UEL, upper explosive limit.
UEM, universal electron microscope.
UEMC, unidentified endosteal marrow cell.
UES, upper esophageal sphincter.
UES, upper esophageal sphincter.
UF, film unshapness.
UF, ultrafiltration.
UF, ultrafine.
UF, ultraflltrate.
UF, ultrasonic frequency.
UF, universal feeder.
UF, unknown factor.
UF, urinary formaldehyde.
UFA, unesterifled fatty acid.
UFB, urinary fat bodies.
UFC, urinary free cortisol.
UFD, ultrasonic flow detector.
UFD, unilateral facet dislocation.
UFFI, urea formaldehyde foam insulation.
UFL, upper flammable limit.
UFP, ultrafiltration pressure.
UFR, ultrafiltration rate.
UFR, urine filtration rate.
uFSH, urinary follicle-stimulating hormone.
UG, geometric unsharpness.
UG, urogastrone.
UG, urogenital.
UGD, urogenital diaphragm.
UGDP, University Group Diabetes Project.
UGF, unidentified growth factor.
UGH, uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema (syndrome).
UGH+, uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema plus vitreous hemorrhage (syndrome).
UGI, (see GI) upper gastrointestinal.
UGIB, upper gastrointestinal biopsy.
UGIB, upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
UGIH, upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
UGIS, upper gastrointestinal series.
UGT, uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferase.
UH, 82 universal billing document (1982).
UH, unfractionated heparin.
UHDPE, ultra-high-density-polyethylene.
UHF, ultra high frequency
UHF, uterine blood flow.
UHMWPE, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene.
UICC, Union Internationale Contre le Cancer - International Union Against Cancer.
UIP, usual interstitial pneumonia.
ULN, upper limits of normal.
ULQ, upper left quadrant.
ultra , ultrasound.
umb., umbilicus (navel).
UMN, upper motor neuron (signs).
UNDP, United Nations Development Program.
UN-E, ulnar neuropathy at the elbow.
UNFPA, United Nations Family Planning Association.
ung, ointment.
UNK, unknown.
UO, urethral catheter out.
UO, urinary catheter out.
UP, ultrafilterable platinum.
UP, unipolar.
UPJ, ureteropelvic junction.
UPOJ, University of Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Journal.
UPR, unfolded protein response.
UPR, unipolar recurrent depression.
UPr/C, urine protein-to-creatinine ratios.
UPSI, unprotected sexual intercourse.
UPT, urinary pregnancy test.
ur., urine.
URI, upper respiratory tract infection.
Urol., urology.
URQ, upper right quadrant.
URTI, upper respiratory tract infection.
US, ultrasound.
USAN, United States Adopted Names.
USDA, US Department of Agriculture.
USH, usual state of health.
USP, US pharmacopeea.
USPHS, United States Public Health Service.
UST, ultrasound therapy.
UTD, up to date.
UTI, urinary tract infection.
UUA, urokinase urine activity.
UV, ultraviolet.
UVJ, ureterovesical junction.
UVR, ultra violet radiation.
UWUN, underweight under nourished.

V, venous invasion.
V/Q, ventilation/perfusion.
V2, second compartment volume.
V3, third compartment volume.
VA, alveolar volume.
VA, valproic acid.
VA, Veterans Administration (US).
VA, visual acuity.
VAC, ventriculoatrial conduction.
VACTERL syndrome, abnormalities of vertebrae, anus, cardiovascular tree, trachea, esophagus, renal system, and limb buds associated with administration of sex steroids during early pregnancy.
VaD, vascular dementia.
VAD, ventricular assist device.
VAD, vincristine, doxorubicin and dexamethasone.
VAERS, Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (FDA).
VAHS, virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome.
VAS, vibroacoustic stimulation.
VAS, visual analogue scale.
VATER, vertebral defects, anal atresia, tracheoesophageal fistula with esophageal atresia, and radial and renal anomalies.
VATS, video-assisted thoracic surgery.
VB, B chain variable (gene segments of T-cell receptor).
VBD, vertebral bone density.
VBG, venous blood gas.
VBH, Vogele-Bale-Hohner head holder.
VC, colored vision.
VC, vital capacity.
VCA, viral capsid antien (in EBV-IM).
VCAM, vascular cell adhesion molecule (endothelial cell adhesion molecule).
VCAM-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule 1.
VCE smear, a cytologic smear of material obtained from the vagina, ectocervix, and endocervix.
VCE, vaginal administration of conjugated equine estrogens.
VCFS, velocardiofacial syndrome.
VCU, voiding cystourethrogram.
VCUG, voiding cystourethrogram.
VD, venereal disease.
VD, vessel diameter.
VD-GC, vacuum distillation gas chromatography.
VDRL, Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (test for syphilis).
VEF, ventricular ejection fraction.
VEGF, vascular endothelial cell growth factor.
VEP, visually evoked potentials.
VER, visual evoked response.
VF, ventricular fibrillation.
VF, ventricular flutter.
VF, visual field, field of vision.
VFC, Vaccines for Children program.
Vfib, Ventricular fibrillation.
VHA, Veterans Health Administration (US).
VHD, ventricular heart disease.
VIP, vasoactive intestinal peptide.
VISI, volar intercalary wrist instability.
VLDL, very low density lipoprotein.
VLH, ventrolateral hypothalamus.
VLO, ventrolateral outflow.
VM, ventricular muscle.
VM-26, Teniposide (anti cancer drug)
VMA, vanillylmandelic acid (urine levels concordant to serum catecholamine levels).
VMCH, Vinyl acetate - maleic acid - vinyl chloride copolymer.
VMO, vastus medialis obliquus (a muscle).
VMO, visiting medical officer.
vo, verbal order.
VP-16, Etoposide (anti cancer drug).
VPC, ventricular premature contractions.
VPF, vascular permeability factor.
VPL, ventral posterolateral.
VPM, ventral posteromedial.
VPPIM, Vinyl polysiloxane putty impression material.
VPRC, volume packed red cells.
VQ, (scan), ventilation/perfusion scan.
VRE, vancomycin-resistant enterococcus.
VRO, vertical ramus osteotomy.
vs, visit.
VS, vs, vital signs.
VSA, vital signs absent.
VSD, ventricular septal defect.
VSO, vertical sagittal split osteotomy.
VSP, variable screw placement.
VSS, vital signs stable.
VT, tidal volume.
VT, ventricular tachycardia.
VTE, venous thromboembolism.
VTEC, verotoxin producing enteropathogenic Escherichia coli.
VTNR, vessel-to-tissue noise ratio.
VTP, velocity/time profile.
VV, varicose veins.
VWD, von Willebrand Disease.
VWF, von Willebrand factor.
VZIG, varicella-zoster immune globulin.
VZV, varicella-zoster virus.

w.b.c., WBC, white blood cell, white blood cell count.
w/, with.
w/a, when awake.
w/c, wheelchair.
w/o, without.
w/v, weight by volume.
WAIS, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.
WB, Western blot.
WBAA, whole blood acetaldehyde assay.
WBAT, weight bearing as tolerated.
WBC, white blood cell/count.
WBS, skin wound breaking strength.
WC, white cells.
WC, white collar.
WC, whole cell.
WC/rCTB, whole cell/recombinant B subunit cholera vaccine.
WC-2, White Carneau pigeons.
WCC, white cell count
WCI, Washington Cancer Institute.
WD, well-developed.
WDE, wound dressing emulsion.
WDWN, well-developed well-nourished.
W-E, wide excision
WF, W/F, white female.
WFL, Wistaria floribunda.
WFL, within functional limits.
WG, Wegener’s granulomatosis.
WHO, World Health Organization.
Whp, whirlpool.
WIC, Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
WISC, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children.
wk., week.
WLT, Warthin-like papillary carcinoma of the thyroid.
WM, W/M, white male
WM, Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia.
W-MPP, water MPP (multipurpose phantoms).
WN, well-nourished.
WN, West Nile virus.
WNL, within normal limits.
WOA, Western Orthopaedic Association.
WOC, World Orthopaedic Concern.
Wow, Weakener of white (a locus is described in Drosophila melanogaster that modifies the expression of the white eye color gene).
WOW-1, a novel monovalent ligand-mimetic antibody.
WPD, warm, pink, dry (skin signs).
WPOA, Western Pacific Orthopaedic Association (Australian Chapter).
WRT, with relation to.
WSCA, Washington State Chiropractic Association.
wt, weight.
WTO, World Trade Organization.
WW, white woman.

X, multiplied by, times.
XIP, x-ray in plaster.
XLD, xylose lysine deoxycholate agar.
XP, xeroderma pigmentosa.
XR, x-ray.
XRD, x-ray diffraction.
XRN, X-linked recessive nephrolithiasis.
XRT, radiotherapy.
XT, exotropia.
XX, female sex chromosome.
XY, male sex chromosome.

y, classification after initial multimodal treatment.
Y, Y chromosome.
Y, yttrium, tyrosine, pyrimidine nucleoside.
Y, Yttrium.
y/o, years old.
Y-90, Yttrium 90.
YAC, yeast artificial chromosome.
YAG, yttrium-aluminum-garnet (laser).
Yb, ytterbium.
Yd., yard.
YES, Youth Exchange Scheme.
YFEC, Youth Forum of the European Communities.
yoa, years of age.
YOB, year of birth.
YPLL, years of potential life lost.
Yr, year.
yr., year.
YRBS, Youth Risk Behaviour Survey.
YST, Yolk sac tumor.
YVS, Yorkshire Veterinary Society (UK).

ZAI, Zero Administrative Initiative.
ZAP-70, tyrosine kinase involved in signal transduction.
ZBB, Zero Base Budgeting.
ZDV, Zidovudine.
ZEEP, zero end-expiratory pressure.
ZFW, Health insurance sickness scheme for employees (Netherlands).
ZIF, Zero Insertion Force.
ZIFT, Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer.
ZIG, zoster immune globulin.
ZIP, Zigzag In-line Package.
ZIP, Zoster Immune Plasma.
ZL, Central Laboratory of Pharmacists (Germany).
Zn, zinc.
Zr, zirconium.
ZSE, Zoological Spongiform Encephalopathy.
ZSL, Zoological Society of London.
ZSR, zeta sedimentation rate.
ZZ, ZZ genotype (deficiency of a 1-antitrypsin).