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urethrectomy

American  
[yoor-uh-threk-tuh-mee] / ˌyʊər əˈθrɛk tə mi /

noun

Surgery.
urethrectomies plural
  1. excision or removal of part or all of the urethra.


Etymology

Origin of urethrectomy

First recorded in 1890–95; urethr- + -ectomy

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