urethro-
English
editAlternative forms
edit- urethr- (before a vowel)
Etymology
editFrom international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα (ourḗthra, “the passage for urine”).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editurethro-
Coordinate terms
edit(nephrourologic segments of the urinary tract, in streamwise order:)
- nephro- (upstream; kidney)
- pyelo- (upstream; kidney outlet)
- uretero- (not to be confused; upstream)
- cysto- (upstream; adjacent; bladder)