urethrectomy

[ yoo r-uh-threk-tuh-mee ]
/ ˌyʊər əˈθrɛk tə mi /

noun, plural u·re·threc·to·mies. Surgery.

excision or removal of part or all of the urethra.

Origin of urethrectomy

First recorded in 1890–95; urethr- + -ectomy

Words nearby urethrectomy

urethral hematuria, urethral papilla, urethral valve, urethralgia, urethratresia, urethrectomy, urethremorrhagia, urethremphraxis, urethrism, urethritis, urethritis petrificans

Medical definitions for urethrectomy

urethrectomy
[ yur′ĭ-thrĕk′tə-mē ]

n.

Excision of a part or all of the urethra.