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suprapubic

suprapubic

1 8.4
The lower front body area above the pubic bone
  • adjective
  • /ˌsuːprəˈpjuːbɪk/
  • Specialized
: suprapúbico
  • The nurse demonstrated how to care for a suprapubic catheter during the patient's recovery.
  • suprapubic catheter

Examples

  • Where we will be doing a suprapubic catheter surgery. If that does not work, we will be going for plan 3, and the one I hope we can avoid, where he removes my bladder.

    Blog text (26)
  • Urethral or bladder neck obstructions are usually relieved temporarily by transurethral or suprapubic placement of a bladder catheter.

    Academic text (1995)
  • If urination is not spontaneous enough and you retain large amounts of urine in your bladder, you should be doing intermittent catheterization or getting a suprapubic catheter.

    Blog text (10)
  • About ten days before the ship was scheduled to sail, I visited my urologist for a routine visit to change an indwelling suprapubic (intra-abdominal) urinary catheter.

    Academic text (2003)
  • For voiding symptoms requiring catheterization, NICE suggests intermittent bladder catheterization before indwelling urethral or suprapubic catheterization.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The doctor explained that a suprapubic catheter is inserted above the pubic bone for easier access to the bladder.

  • After the surgery, he was advised to use a suprapubic catheter for better urinary control.

Synonyms

pubic
vssuprapubic
46 7.7

Relating to the lower front part of the body between the hips

is above that front pelvic area rather than on or near it

Surface Forms

suprapubic positive

Morphology

suprapubic = pubic (transparent) = supra + pubic

The prefix 'supra-' clearly indicates 'above' and combines with 'pubic' to denote the area above the pubis.

Etymology

The word suprapubic is made of supra- meaning 'above', like the familiar word super which also means 'above', and pubic meaning 'of the pubic bone'. So, suprapubic describes the area just above the pubic bone.