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”).