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urethrostomy

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

noun

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

  2. the opening so constructed.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of urethrostomy

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


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