nongonococcal urethritis

[ non-gon-uh-kok-uhl yoor-uh-thrahy-tis ]

/ nɒnˌgɒn əˈkɒk əl ˌyʊər əˈθraɪ tɪs /

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noun Pathology.

a widespread sexually transmitted infection of the urethra, caused by the parasite Chlamydia trachomatis, or the mycoplasm Ureaplasma urealyticum, characterized in males by painful urination and discharge from the penis and in females by frequent, painful urination and cervical erosion. Abbreviation: NGU

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Also called nonspecific urethritis.

Compare chlamydia.

Origin of nongonococcal urethritis

non- + gonococcal

Words nearby nongonococcal urethritis

nonflammable, nonforfeiture value, nonfreezing, nonfulfillment, nong, nongonococcal urethritis, nongovernmental, nongraded, nongrammatical, non grata, nonharmonic

How to use nongonococcal urethritis in a sentence

After all, the urethra is best known as a medical entity because of the painful, burning condition called urethritis.
Sounding Takes Off, but Injuries (Fork in the Penis!) Are Inevitable|Kent Sepkowitz|August 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was admitted to the sick list, 9-16-58, diagnosis, "urethritis acute due to gonococcus."
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
We do not ordinarily use the balsams in uncomplicated anterior urethritis.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various
Chronic posterior urethritis sometimes simulates painful conditions very low down in the back or in one hip or the other.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh

Every stallion suffering from urethritis should be withheld from service, as should mares with leucorrhea.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture
More than one observer has noticed a susceptibility to urethritis on the part of persons who have had gonorrhoeal rheumatism.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

Medical definitions for nongonococcal urethritis

nongonococcal urethritis

[ nŏn′gŏn-ə-kŏk′əl ]

Inflammation of the urethra similar to that of gonorrhea but usually caused by infection with the rickettsia Chlamydia trachomatis and occurring mostly in males.