urethrostomy

[ yoor-uh-thros-tuh-mee ]

noun

, Surgery.

, plural u·re·thros·to·mies.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of urethrostomy¹

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