Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to the urethra.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to the urethra.
  • adjective (Med.) fever occurring as a consequence of operations upon the urethra.

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  • adjective anatomy Pertaining to the urethra.

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  • adjective of or relating to the urethra

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Examples

  • The reasons for this are poorly understood, and the syndrome has been referred to as urethral incompetence.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • A two-inchish tube that runs from your bladder to your pee hole also known as your urethral opening.

    The Straight Girl's Guide to Sleeping with Chicks Jen Sincero 2005

  • A two-inchish tube that runs from your bladder to your pee hole also known as your urethral opening.

    The Straight Girl's Guide to Sleeping with Chicks Jen Sincero 2005

  • A two-inchish tube that runs from your bladder to your pee hole also known as your urethral opening.

    The Straight Girl's Guide to Sleeping with Chicks Jen Sincero 2005

  • The lining membrane is thrown into longitudinal folds, one of which, placed along the floor of the canal, is termed the urethral crest.

    XI. Splanchnology. 3b. 5. The Female Urethra 1918

  • The patient complains of various disorders of the digestive organs, great pain in the loins and back, chilliness, followed by fever, especially after the use of the catheter, which sometimes produces symptoms so serious as to give rise to what is known as urethral fever.

    Plain facts for old and young : embracing the natural history and hygiene of organic life. 1877

  • According to my new favorite book ever, "Guide to Getting it On," the G-Spot, also called the urethral sponge, is spongy tissue that surrounds the urethra (that tube that carries your pee).

    The Daily Evergreen News Feed 2009

  • According to my new favorite book ever, "Guide to Getting it On," the G-Spot, also called the urethral sponge, is spongy tissue that surrounds the urethra (that tube that carries your pee).

    The Daily Evergreen News Feed 2009

  • When he returned there in 1976, he said his supervisor, Dr. K.ng K. Holmes, suggested that they seek a cause for the so-called urethral syndrome, which could produce painful and frequent urination among women.

    NYT > Home Page By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN 2009

  • According to my new favorite book ever, "Guide to Getting it On," the G-Spot, also called the urethral sponge, is spongy tissue that surrounds the urethra (that tube that carries your pee).

    The Daily Evergreen News Feed 2009

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