passage of urine
41circumcision — n. surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis. This operation is usually performed for religious and ethnic reasons but is sometimes required for medical conditions, mainly phimosis and paraphimosis. Female circumcision involves removal of the …
42urochesia — n. the passage of urine through the rectum. This may follow a penetrating injury involving both the lower urinary tract and the bowel …
43vesicostomy — n. the surgical creation of an artificial channel between the bladder and the skin surface for the passage of urine. It is sometimes combined with closure of the urethra …
44urochesia — noun passage of urine from the anus • Syn: ↑urochezia • Hypernyms: ↑defecation, ↑laxation, ↑shitting …
45urochezia — noun passage of urine from the anus • Syn: ↑urochesia • Hypernyms: ↑defecation, ↑laxation, ↑shitting …
46ureterostomy — /yoo ree teuh ros teuh mee/, n., pl. ureterostomies. Surg. 1. the construction of an artificial opening from the ureter through the abdominal wall or the flanks, permitting the passage of urine. 2. the opening so constructed. [1900 05; URETER + O …
47urethrostomy — /yoor euh thros teuh mee/, n., pl. urethrostomies. Surg. 1. the construction of an artificial opening from the urethra through the perineum, permitting the passage of urine. 2. the opening so constructed. [1895 1900; URETHRO + STOMY] …
48mic|tu|ri|tion — «MIHK chuh RIHSH uhn», noun. 1. the act of urinating; urination. 2. (formerly) abnormally frequent passage of urine, caused by disease. 3. Obsolete. the wish to urinate. ╂[< Latin micturīre desire to make water (< mingere to urinate) +… …
49pilimiction — Passage of hairs in the urine, as in cases of dermoid tumors, or of threads of mucus in the urine. [L. pilus, hair, + mictio, urination] * * * pi·li·mic·tion (pi″lĭ mikґshən) [pili + miction] passing of urine containing hair or… …
50catheterization — Passage of a catheter. clean intermittent bladder c. (CIC) a common way for patients with neurogenic bladders that do not empty normally to empty their bladders on a routine schedule. * * * cath·e·ter·iza·tion or Brit cath·e·ter·isa·tion .kath ət …
