urethrotomy

[ yoo r-uh-throt-uh-mee ]
/ ˌyʊər əˈθrɒt ə mi /

noun, plural u·re·throt·o·mies. Surgery.

an operation to cut a stricture of the urethra.

Origin of urethrotomy

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

Medical definitions for urethrotomy

urethrotomy
[ yur′ə-thrŏtə-mē ]

n.

Surgical incision of a stricture of the urethra.