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urethrostomy

American  
[yoor-uh-thros-tuh-mee] / ˌyʊər əˈθrɒs tə mi /

noun

Surgery.

plural

urethrostomies

  1. the construction of an artificial opening from the urethra through the perineum, permitting the passage of urine.

  2. the opening so constructed.

Etymology

Origin of urethrostomy

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

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