Examples of urethritis in a Sentence
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The first case went to a primary care clinic after experiencing urethritis symptoms.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
Other possible signs of urethritis include difficulty starting urination, feeling itching, pain, or discomfort down there, or a discharge or blood coming out of your urethral opening.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
UTIs most often affect the bladder (this type of infection is more formally known as cystitis) and urethra (urethritis).
—Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 3 Feb. 2020
Most UTIs stay in the urethra (called urethritis) and bladder (called cystitis), per the Mayo Clinic.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 8 Nov. 2019
An infection of the urethra itself (urethritis) can cause discharge and burning with urination.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 9 Mar. 2019
Although there aren’t currently any guidelines for treating an M. genitalium infection specifically, the CDC treatment guidelines recommend standard antibiotics for people with urethritis, cervicitis, and pelvic inflammatory disease.
—Claire Gillespie, SELF, 1 Feb. 2019
Men are the target group in the program, Dunne explains, because the yield for isolating N. gonorrheae is very high among men who have urethritis compared with women and those who are asymptomatic.
—Sophie Cousins, CNN, 15 May 2018
This could be one of many things, Dr. Kaufman says, including prostatitis (swelling of the prostate) or urethritis (inflammation of the urethra).
—Korin Miller, SELF, 21 July 2017
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
Other possible signs of urethritis include difficulty starting urination, feeling itching, pain, or discomfort down there, or a discharge or blood coming out of your urethral opening.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2023
UTIs most often affect the bladder (this type of infection is more formally known as cystitis) and urethra (urethritis).
—Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 3 Feb. 2020
Most UTIs stay in the urethra (called urethritis) and bladder (called cystitis), per the Mayo Clinic.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 8 Nov. 2019
An infection of the urethra itself (urethritis) can cause discharge and burning with urination.
—Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 9 Mar. 2019
Although there aren’t currently any guidelines for treating an M. genitalium infection specifically, the CDC treatment guidelines recommend standard antibiotics for people with urethritis, cervicitis, and pelvic inflammatory disease.
—Claire Gillespie, SELF, 1 Feb. 2019
Men are the target group in the program, Dunne explains, because the yield for isolating N. gonorrheae is very high among men who have urethritis compared with women and those who are asymptomatic.
—Sophie Cousins, CNN, 15 May 2018
This could be one of many things, Dr. Kaufman says, including prostatitis (swelling of the prostate) or urethritis (inflammation of the urethra).
—Korin Miller, SELF, 21 July 2017
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Word History
Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
circa 1823, in the meaning defined above
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“Urethritis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urethritis. Accessed 1 Oct. 2023.
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Medical Definition
urethritis
noun
ure·thri·tis
ˌyu̇r-i-ˈthrīt-əs 
: inflammation of the urethra
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