urethritis

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UK/ˌjʊəɹɪˈθɹaɪtɪs/US/ˌjʊɹəˈθɹaɪtɪs/

noun

Inflammation of the urethra, a finding possible in many diseases (e.g., STI and non-STI, including UTI) but often in gonorrhea and chlamydia.

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Meanings

nounurethritis (usually uncountable, plural urethritides or urethrites)

plural urethritides · plural urethrites

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineInflammation of the urethra, a finding possible in many diseases (e.g., STI and non-STI, including UTI) but often in gonorrhea and chlamydia.

Origin

From urethr- + -itis.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 尿道炎
  • 尿道炎 (niàodàoyán)inflammation of the urethra
Czech uretritida
  • uretritidainflammation of the urethra
Finnish virtsatieinfektio
  • virtsatieinfektioinflammation of the urethra
German Urethritis, Harnröhrenentzündung
  • Urethritisinflammation of the urethra
  • Harnröhrenentzündunginflammation of the urethra
Spanish uretritis
  • uretritisinflammation of the urethra

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with urethritis

tendinitiscellulitischolecystitislabyrinthitisblepharadenitisencephalomyocarditisNintendinitisoophoritispseudofolliculitisrachitis
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Cite this entry
APA

urethritis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urethritis

MLA

“urethritis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urethritis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “urethritis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urethritis.

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