urethrostomy

[ yoor-uh-thros-tuh-mee ]

noun,plural u·re·thros·to·mies.Surgery.
  1. the construction of an artificial opening from the urethra through the perineum, permitting the passage of urine.

  2. the opening so constructed.

Origin of urethrostomy

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; urethro- + -stomy

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