nonspecific urethritis
- noun
- /ˌnɑnspəˈsɪfɪk jʊəˈriːθraɪtɪs/
- Specialized
:
uretritis no específica
- Symptoms of nonspecific urethritis can include pain during urination and a frequent urge to urinate.
Examples
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The doctor diagnosed him with nonspecific urethritis after other infections were ruled out.
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Antibiotics are often prescribed to treat nonspecific urethritis even if the exact organism is unknown.
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He was diagnosed with nonspecific urethritis last week.
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Many patients suffer from nonspecific urethritis each year.
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Symptoms of nonspecific urethritis can include pain during urination and a frequent urge to urinate.
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Antibiotics are often prescribed to treat nonspecific urethritis even if the exact organism is unknown.
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The doctor diagnosed him with nonspecific urethritis after other infections were ruled out.
Synonyms
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9.1
An infection of the tube that carries urine with no clear cause
How Painful
- Specialized
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8.7
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'inflammation of the urethra caused by an unidentified agent' is directly and compositionally derived from 'nonspecific' (not linked to a particular agent) + 'urethritis' (inflammation of the urethra). This is a standard adjective + medical noun construction found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Nonspecific urethritis literally names the problem: urethritis is 'swelling or irritation' of the urethra, the tube that carries urine, and nonspecific means there is an 'unknown cause'. So doctors say nonspecific urethritis when the urethra is inflamed but tests do not show gonorrhea or another clear cause.