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unaccompanied homeless youth

A youth not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian (this means that the youth is not living with a parent or guardian, and includes youth who are residing with a caregiver who does not have legal guardianship, and youth who are living on their own), and lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence... Read More

uncircumcised

Term used to describe a penis that has not been circumcised... Read More

Uncle Sid

Street name, slang, or code word for lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)... Read More

underexposure

In clinical and forensic photography, occurs when insufficient light passes through the lens to the camera sensor resulting in an unintentional overly dark image... Read More

underlying scientific principle 

A rule concerning a natural phenomenon or function that is a part of the basis used to proceed to more detailed scientific functions... Read More

underserved populations

Populations with barriers to the health care system include the uninsured, the underinsured, and socially disadvantaged people... Read More

underutilization

The use of a service or facility below its potential... Read More

undetermined cause of death

A determination used when the information pointing to one manner of death is no more compelling than one or more other competing manners of death when all available information is considered... Read More

uniformity

Descriptive term related to consistency with or identical nature to similar objects... Read More

unilateral

Term used to describe a condition or finding confined to or affecting one side or one of a pair... Read More

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