| urethral pressure profile | The continual recording of pressure through a hole in the side of a small catheter as it is pulled (at a constant rate while either water or a gas is infused through the hole) from a point within the bladder, through the vesical neck, and down the entire urethra; a form of resistance measurement which gives a tracing indicative of the functional length of the urethra and the points of maximal urethral resistance. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| urethral stricture | <urology> A narrowing of the urethra that results from inflammation, injury or infection. (27 Sep 1997) |
| urethral surface of penis | The surface of the penis opposite to the dorsum penis. Synonym: facies urethralis penis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urethral syndrome | <syndrome, urology> Symptoms of a urinary tract infection although the urine is sterile when analysed. This suggests the infection is localised to the urethra (urethritis). Treated with antibiotics. (27 Sep 1997) |
| urethral valves | Folds in the urethral mucous membrane. See: anterior urethral valve, posterior urethral valves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urethralgia | Pain in the urethra. Synonym: urethrodynia. Origin: urethr-+ G. Algos, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| urethrectomy | Excision of a segment or the entire urethra. Origin: urethr-+ G. Ektome, excision (05 Mar 2000) |
| urethremorrhagia | Bleeding from the urethra. Synonym: urethrorrhagia. Origin: urethr-+ G. Haima, blood, + rhegnymi, to burst forth (05 Mar 2000) |
| urethrism | Urethrismus Irritability or spasmodic stricture of the urethra. Synonym: urethrospasm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urethritis | <pathology, urology> Inflammation of the urethra. (18 Nov 1997) |
| urethritis petrificans | Urethritis, sometimes of gouty origin, in which there is a deposit of calcareous matter in the wall of the urethra. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urethritis venerea | An obsolete term for gonorrhoea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urethro- | The urethra. Origin: G. Ourethra (05 Mar 2000) |
| urethrobulbar | Relating to the bulbus penis and the urethra. Synonym: urethrobulbar. (05 Mar 2000) |
| urethrocele | Prolapse of the female urethra. Origin: urethro-+ G. Kele, tumour, hernia (05 Mar 2000) |