urethrectomy

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noun

The surgical removal of all or part of the male urethra.

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Meanings

nounurethrectomy (plural urethrectomies)

plural urethrectomies

  1. The surgical removal of all or part of the male urethra.

Origin

From urethr- + -ectomy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with urethrectomy

hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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Cite this entry
APA

urethrectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urethrectomy

MLA

“urethrectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urethrectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “urethrectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urethrectomy.

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