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Definition of "urethritis" [u•re•thri•tis]

  • Inflammation of the urethra. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "urethritis" in a sentence
  • "They do so by moving up through the urethra the narrow shaft inside the penis, causing an infection called urethritis."
  • "Which led to the next accident: I impetuously signed up with the Canadian military to pay for my tuition and books, and on graduation, found myself working in a Manitoba artillery base, taking care of 400 twenty-two year olds who had nothing other than boxer's fractures and urethritis wrong with them."
  • "Other organisms, including Mycoplasma hominis and a related organism, Ureaplasma urealyticum, can also cause urethritis and may impair sperm motility and fertilizing ability."