Webster's Dictionary 1913

2404

Urocord

U″ro‐cord (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Urochord.

2405

Urocyst

U″ro‐cyst (?), n. [1st uro- + cyst.] (Anat.) The urinary bladder.

2406

Urodela

‖U′ro‐de″la (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) An order of amphibians having the tail well developed and often long. It comprises the salamanders, tritons, and allied animals.

2407

Urodele

U″ro‐dele (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Urodela.

2408

Urodelian

U′ro‐de″li‐an (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Urodela. — n. One of the Urodela.

2409

Uroerythrin

U′ro‐e‐ryth″rin (?), n. [See 1st Uro-, and Erythrin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A reddish urinary pigment, considered as the substance which gives to the urine of rheumatism its characte...

2410

Urogastric

U′ro‐gas″tric (?), a. [2d uro- + gastric.] (Zoöl.) Behind the stomach; — said of two lobes of the carapace of certain crustaceans.

2411

Urogenital

U′ro‐gen″i‐tal (?), a. [1st uro- + genital.] (Anat.) Same as Urinogenital.

2412

Uroglaucin

U′ro‐glau″cin (?), n. [1st uro- + L. glaucus bright.] (Physiol. Chem.) A body identical with indigo blue, occasionally found in the urine in degeneration of the kidneys. It is r...

2413

Urohæmatin

U′ro‐hæm″a‐tin (?), n. [1st uro- + hæmatin.] (Physiol. Chem.) Urinary hæmatin; — applied to the normal coloring matter of the urine, on the supposition that it is formed either ...

2414

Urohyal

U′ro‐hy″al (?), a. [2d uro- + the Gr. letter Υ.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to one or more median and posterior elements in the hyoidean arch of fishes. — n. A urohyal bone or car...

2415

Urology

U‐rol″o‐gy (?), n. [1st uro- + -logy.] (Med.) See Uronology.

2416

Uromere

U″ro‐mere (?), n. [2d uro- + -mere.] (Zoöl.) Any one of the abdominal segments of an arthropod.

2417

Uronology

U′ro‐nol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. � urine + -logy.] (Med.) That part of medicine which treats of urine. Dunglison.

2418

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 d...

2419

Uropodal

U‐rop″o‐dal (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to a uropod.

2420

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...

2421

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 ...

2422

Uropygium

‖U′ro‐pyg″i‐um (?), n.(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.

2423

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.

2424

Uroscopy

U‐ros″co‐py (?), n. [1st uro- + -scopy: cf. F. uroscopie.] The diagnosis of diseases by inspection of urine. Sir T. Browne.

2425

Urosome

U″ro‐some (?), n. [2d uro- + -some body.] (Zoöl.) The abdomen, or post-abdomen, of arthropods.

2426

Urostege

U″ro‐stege (?), n. [2d uro- + Gr. � roof.] (Zoöl.) One of the plates on the under side of the tail of a serpent.

2427

Urosteon

‖U‐ros″te‐on (?), n.; pl. L. Urostea (#), E. Urosteons (#). (Anat.) A median ossification back of the lophosteon in the sternum of some birds.

2428

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.

2429

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.

2430

Urox

U″rox (?), n. [See Aurochs, and cf. Urus.] (Zoöl.) The aurochs.