urethrectomy

urethrectomy
Excision of a segment or of the entire urethra. [urethr- + G. ektome, excision]

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ure·threc·to·my .yu̇r-i-'threk-tə-mē n, pl -mies total or partial surgical excision of the urethra

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ure·threc·to·my (u″rə-threkґtə-me) [urethr- + -ectomy] surgical removal of all or part of the urethra.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • urethrectomy — /yoor euh threk teuh mee/, n., pl. urethrectomies. Surg. excision or removal of part or all of the urethra. [1890 95; URETHR + ECTOMY] * * * …   Universalium

  • urethrectomy — n. surgical removal of part or all of the urethra …   English contemporary dictionary

  • urethrectomy — /yoor euh threk teuh mee/, n., pl. urethrectomies. Surg. excision or removal of part or all of the urethra. [1890 95; URETHR + ECTOMY] …   Useful english dictionary

  • urethr- — combining form or urethro Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin urethra : urethra urethrectomy * * * var. of …   Useful english dictionary

  • urethr- — var. of urethro before a vowel: urethrectomy. * * * …   Universalium

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