Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Performed through or by way of the urethra.

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  • adjective performed through the urethra

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Examples

  • Surgery (such as transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) and laser procedure) and drug therapy are mostly used as treatment options for this condition.

    AMMD Expands GreenLight Reach - Yahoo! Finance 2010

  • Other patients may prefer procedures to remove excessive prostate tissue, such as transurethral resection of the prostate or laser surgery, McVary said.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

  • Instrumentation of the urinary tract as a result of: prostate biopsy cystoscopy (looking into the bladder with a special endoscope) surgery such as transurethral resection of the prostate gland

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  • Instrumentation of the urinary tract as a result of: prostate biopsy cystoscopy (looking into the bladder with a special endoscope) surgery such as transurethral resection of the prostate gland

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  • Gregory Woods worries that his “queer membership” has lapsed because a transurethral prostate resection at age 50 has rendered him impotent.

    Breakfast in Bed desayunoencama 2007

  • GUPTA: Well, from what we've heard, Senator McCain is going to undergo surgery today, his birthday, his 65th birthday, in a pretty benign procedure called TURP, which is transurethral resection of the prostate.

    CNN Transcript Aug 29, 2001 2001

  • A turp was a transurethral resection of the prostate.

    CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PATRICIA CORNWELL 1993

  • A turp was a transurethral resection of the prostate.

    CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PATRICIA CORNWELL 1993

  • A turp was a transurethral resection of the prostate.

    CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PATRICIA CORNWELL 1993

  • A turp was a transurethral resection of the prostate.

    CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PATRICIA CORNWELL 1993

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