urethritis
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- noun
- /jʊəˈrɛθraɪtɪs/
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uretritis
- After his diagnosis of urethritis, he was prescribed medication to reduce inflammation.
Examples
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* To prevent or decrease the rate of sexually transmitted diseases such as non-gonococcal urethritis, gonorrhea, syphilis, and pelvic inflammatory disease.
Blog text (29) -
He was also diagnosed with a case of chronic gonorrheal urethritis.
Academic text (1990) -
Previous reports suggest that women who are sexual contacts of men with nongonococcal urethritis rarely develop symptomatic oropharyngeal infections following fellatio.
Academic text (2008) -
(n14) M genitalium has been isolated from two patients with non-gonococcal urethritis, but most patients with urogenital diseases do not have clear evidence of M genitalium infection.
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The symptoms of urethritis include burning sensations during urination.
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She went to the clinic because she suspected she had urethritis after experiencing pain while urinating.
Synonyms
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An infection of the tube that carries urine with no clear cause
Swelling and pain in the tube that carries urine, not caused by gonorrhea
Infection of the tube that carries urine, usually caused by chlamydia and spread during sex
Compounds
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Infection of the tube that carries urine, usually caused by chlamydia and spread during sex
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Swelling and pain in the tube that carries urine, not caused by gonorrhea
How Painful
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word urethritis comes from urethra, the tube that carries urine, and the ending -itis meaning 'inflammation', the same ending in tonsillitis and arthritis. So urethritis is an inflammation of the urethra that often makes urination painful.