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urethritis

American  
[yoor-uh-thrahy-tis] / ˌjʊər əˈθraɪ tɪs /

noun

Pathology.
  1. inflammation of the urethra.


urethritis British  
/ ˌjʊərɪˈθraɪtɪs /

noun

  1. inflammation of the urethra

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Etymology

Origin of urethritis

From New Latin, dating back to 1815–25; see origin at urethr-, -itis

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January 21, 2010 6:28 pm Link Reiter’s Syndrome or as it is now sometimes called reactive arthritis involves inflammation of the joints, eyes, cystitis or urethritis, skin rash, among others.

From New York Times Jan. 21, 2010

For this reason, it is also the first useful drug for men, who often pick up the parasites from their wives and may suffer urethritis or prostatitis.

From Time Magazine Archive

Says Dr. William McCormack of Harvard Medical School: "Almost all of the urethritis that is seen in college health services and in private practice is nongonococcal."

From Time Magazine Archive

Gonococcal Affections of Joints.—These include all forms of joint lesion occurring in association with gonorrhœal urethritis, vulvo-vaginitis, or gonorrhœal ophthalmia.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

At first this preparation exerts a purgative action, but later acts upon the urinary organs, rapidly lessening the suppurative process in urethritis.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas

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