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urethrotomy

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u⋅re⋅throt⋅o⋅my

[yoor-uh-throt-uh-mee]
–noun, plural -mies. Surgery.
an operation to cut a stricture of the urethra.

Origin:
1840–50; urethro- + -tomy
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Main Entry: ure·throt·o·my
Pronunciation: "yur-&-'thrät-&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: surgical incision into the urethra especially for the relief of stricture
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urethrotomy u·re·throt·o·my (y&oobreve;r'ə-thrŏt'ə-mē)
n.
Surgical incision of a stricture of the urethra.

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