urethro-, urethr-

The medical examination of the urethra by means of the urethroscope: Dr. Smart used the method of a urethroscopy in order to detect a blockage or inflammation in Jane's urethra.

A reference to or communicating with the urethra and the scrotum: Dr. Hathaway was concerned about Cliff suffering so much and, after examining him, detected a urethroscrotal fistula found between the urethra lumen and the scrotal tissue.

Spasm of the urethra: A urethrospasm is a involuntary tightening, an Irritability or spasmodic contraction of the urethra (tube that conveys urine from the bladder to the outside).

Bleeding of the urethra: Jack read in his book on medicine that urethrostaxis was the oozing of blood from the mucous membrane of the urethra.

A narrowing of the urethral meatus: In her book on medicine, Sally read about urethrostenosis which meant the stricture of the slitlike tube conveying urine from the internal urethral orifice.

A surgical operation that forms a permanent opening in the urethra: The procedure of urethrostomy is necessary in order to remove obstructions regarding the flow of urine.

A device used to incise a urethral stricture: This special surgical instrument widens the narrowed urinary duct by splitting scar tissue which can then allow easier urine flow.

Any kind of surgery that involves the incision of the urethra: Susan learned that the aim of a urethrotomy was to relieve urinary blockage and to reestablish the normal urine flow.

Pertaining to the vagina and the urethra: Doctors usually refer to a urethrovaginal that is a strange and extraordinary opening between the urethra and the vagina.