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urethritis (u″rә-thri´tis)   inflammation of the urethra, usually from a bacterial infection; the urethra swells and narrows and the flow of urine is impeded; both urination and the urgency to urinate increase and there is burning pain on urination, sometimes with pus.
 

gonococcal urethritis  , gonorrheal urethritis  gonorrhea in the male.

nongonococcal urethritis  , nonspecific urethritis  a sexually transmitted inflammation of the urethra caused by any of various organisms other than gonococci.





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