transurethraladj.
Surgery.
Carried out via the urethra.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > [adjective] > operations on bladder or urinary vessels
Marian1839
transurethral1933
1933 R. Howard Pract. of Surg. (ed. 4) xxxvi. 1266 (heading) Transurethral endothermy.
1934 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 24 Feb. 648/1 Transurethral resection..can be done by competent resectionists in more than 95 per cent of obstructions [of the prostate].
1951 M. Campbell Clin. Pediatric Urol. i. 74 Miniature resectoscopes are now available for transurethral removal of vesical neck obstruction..uretocele or small intra~vesical growths.
1980 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 29 Mar. 937/3 A very reasoned argument in favour of transurethral resection for the majority of benign enlarged prostates.
Derivatives
transuˈrethrally adv.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > [adverb] > by specific part
parenterally1909
perorally1926
transurethrally1972
1972 J. P. Mitchell Princ. Transurethral Resection & Haemostasis xxvii. 227 It is difficult to..photograph the act of resecting transurethrally.
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