urethroplasty etymology

English word urethroplasty comes from English urethro- ((anatomy) urethra.), English -plasty

Detailed word origin of urethroplasty

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
urethro- English (eng) (anatomy) urethra.
-plasty English (eng) (medicine) Repair or restoration of a part or function.. Molding or shaping through a surgical procedure.
urethroplasty English (eng) (surgery) Surgery involving the repair of the urethra.

Words with the same origin as urethroplasty

Descendants of urethro-
urethrectomy urethrocele urethrocutaneous urethrogram urethrography urethropenile urethroperineal urethropexy urethroprostatic urethrorectal urethrorrhagia urethroscope urethrotome urethrovaginal
Descendants of -plasty
alloplasty angioplasty arterioplasty arthroplasty blepharoplasty chondrolaryngoplasty cranioplasty dermatoplasty facioplasty galvanoplasty gastroplasty homoplasty mammoplasty mastoplasty neuroplasty otoplasty quadricepsplasty rhinoplasty septorhinoplasty thoracoplasty ureterocystoplasty uteroplasty vertebroplasty vulvoplasty