urethrostomy

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(yŏŏr′ə throstə mē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
u•re•thros•to•my  (yŏŏr′ə throstə mē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies. [Surg.]
  1. Surgerythe construction of an artificial opening from the urethra through the perineum, permitting the passage of urine.
  2. Surgerythe opening so constructed.
  • urethro- + -stomy 1895–1900


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