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u·re·thra

(yo͝o-rē′thrə)

n. pl. u·re·thras or u·re·thrae (-thrē)

The canal through which urine is discharged from the bladder in most mammals and through which semen is discharged in the male.

[Late Latin ūrēthra, from Greek ourēthra, from ourein, to urinate.]

u·re′thral adj.

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Adj.

urethral - of or relating to the urethra

Translations

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ure·thral

a. uretral, rel. a la uretra;

___ catheter → catéter ___;

___ dilation → dilatación ___;

___ discharge → descarga ___;

___ obstruction → obstrucción ___;

___ procedure → procedimiento ___;

___ stricture → estrechez ___;

___ suspension → suspensión ___;

___ syndrome → síndrome ___.

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urethral

adj uretral

References in periodicals archive ?

(1-3) Compared with transurethral resection of prostate (TURP), HoLEP is associated with a lower rate of perioperative complications and a shorter urethral indwelling catheter duration.

Effect of preoperative urethral dilatation on preventing urethral stricture after holmium laser enucleation of the prostate: A randomized controlled study

Primary urethral malignant melanoma (MM) is an extremely rare tumor, accounting for 0.2% of all MMs and 4% of urethral cancers (1).

Radiological Findings of the Primary Female Urethral Malignant Melanoma: A Rare Case Report

Urethral diverticulum is defined as a localized outpouching of the urethra and is very rare in boys.

A Huge Anterior Urethral Diverticulum After Circumcision in a Child: An Unusual Complication of Disposable Plastic Circumcision Device/Plastik Sunnet Klemplerinin Nadir Bir Komplikasyonu: Bir Cocukta Sunnet Sonrasi Gelisen Dev Uretral Divertikul Olgusu

Urethral obstructions are usually due to bladder stones.

Urinary Obstructions More Common Than Ruptures

Key Words: Clean intermittent self catheterization, Internal optical urethrotomy, Urethral stricture

COMPARISON OF EFFECTIVENESS OF CLEAN INTERMITTENT SELF CATHETERIZATION WITH NO CATHETERIZATION AFTER INTERNAL OPTICAL URETHROTOMY FOR URETHRAL STRICTURE

In one large study, slightly over half of the cats that suffered from a urethral rupture had been subjected to direct and intense trauma, primarily by being hit by car and suffering from pelvic injuries.

Dangerous Urethral Ruptures: With a urethral rupture, the toxic effects of the urine leaking through tissues cause a health crisis

Bladder and urethral leiomyomas are rare entities (1).

Urethral Leiomyoma: A Case Report

In all except two cases, supra pubic catheter was removed at 2nd weeks and per urethral catheter by 4 to 5 weeks following which patients were assessed for TWOC without pericatheter urethrogram.

Pericatheter urethrogram after anastomotic urethroplasty: Is it a must?

Urethral stricture in the male still presents as one of the most common and challenging problems to the urologist.

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF OPTICAL INTERNAL URETHROTOMY ALONE WITH OPTICAL INTERNAL URETHROTOMY PLUS STEROID FOR ANTERIOR URETHRAL STRICTURE DISEASE

In addition, primary MM of the urethra comprises 0.2% of all melanomas and 4% of all urethral cancers [5].

PRIMARY MALIGNANT MELANOMA OF THE FEMALE URETHRA - A CASE REPORT/PRIMARNI MALIGNI MELANOM ZENSKE URETRE - PRIKAZ SLUCAJA

Urethral duplications are among the rarest congenital malformations of the urinary tract, with about 500 cases described in the literature in 2008 [1].

Urethral Duplication with a Cystic Phallic Urethra Associated with a Uterus Didelphys, Partial Agenesis of the Tibia, and an Equinovarus Foot

Here, we report a 4-year-old girl presented to us as premature menarche due to a urethral caruncle.