urethrectomy

urethrectomy [yoo r-uh-threk-tuh-mee] Word Origin noun, plural u·re·threc·to·mies. Surgery.

1. excision or removal of part or all of the urethra.

Origin of urethrectomy First recorded in 1890–95; urethr- + -ectomy urethrectomy in Medicine urethrectomy [yur′ĭ-thrĕk′tə-mē] n.

1. Excision of a part or all of the urethra.