urethrotomy

[yoor-uh-throt-uh-mee]

noun

Surgery.

plural

urethrotomies 

1. an operation to cut a stricture of the urethra.

Word History and Origins

Origin of urethrotomy¹

First recorded in 1840–50; urethro- + -tomy

Example Sentences

He performed internal urethrotomy, and wrote on amputations, injuries of the head, and hernia.

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Subcutaneous urethrotomy was also practised in his time.

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The following lines of treatment are recommended: A ration or feed that favors the formation of calculi should not be fed to animals; inflammation of the sheath should receive prompt treatment—this consists in irrigating the part with warm, soapy or alkaline water, followed by an antiseptic wash; we may attempt to work the urethral calculi forward and out of the S-curve in the urethra; if this is unsuccessful, urethrotomy for their removal may be attempted.

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