UHB

English

Proper noun

UHB

  1. (UK) Initialism of University Hospitals Birmingham, a hospital network, and the trust that operates it, part of the NHS, associated with the University of Birmingham, in West Midlands, England, UK.
    Hyponym: QEHB
  2. (New York) Initialism of University Hospital of Brooklyn, a teaching hospital, associated with the State University of New York, in Brooklyn, New York City, on Long Island, New York State, USA.
    Hypernym: SUNY

Noun

UHB (countable and uncountable, plural UHBs)

  1. (aviation) Abbreviation of ultrahigh bypass jet engine (“propfan”).
    Synonyms: UDF, propfan
    Hypernym: jet
    Coordinate terms: turbofan, turboprop, turbojet
  2. (chemistry) Abbreviation of uranyl hexagonal bipyramid.
  3. (education, medicine) Abbreviation of university health board.
  4. (medicine) Abbreviation of undersea and hyperbaric medicine (“diving medicine”).
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