urethroscope

[ yoo-ree-thruh-skohp ]
/ yʊˈri θrəˌskoʊp /

noun Medicine/Medical.

an apparatus for observing the urethra.

Origin of urethroscope

First recorded in 1865–70; urethro- + -scope

OTHER WORDS FROM urethroscope

u·re·thro·scop·ic [yoo-ree-thruh-skop-ik] /yʊˌri θrəˈskɒp ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby urethroscope

urethrophyma, urethroplasty, urethrorrhagia, urethrorrhaphy, urethrorrhea, urethroscope, urethroscopy, urethrospasm, urethrostaxis, urethrostenosis, urethrostomy

British Dictionary definitions for urethroscope

urethroscope
/ (jʊˈriːθrəˌskəʊp) /

noun

a medical instrument for examining the urethra

Derived forms of urethroscope

urethroscopic (jʊˌriːθrəˈskɒpɪk), adjective urethroscopy (ˌjʊərɪˈθrɒskəpɪ), noun

Word Origin for urethroscope

C20: see urethra, -scope

Medical definitions for urethroscope

urethroscope
[ yu-rē′thrə-skōp′ ]

n.

An instrument for examining the interior of the urethra.

Other words from urethroscope

u•re′thro•scop′ic (-skŏp′ĭk) adj. u′re•thros′co•py (yur′ə-thrŏs′kə-pē) n.