Medical Terminology / Unit 11 MedTerm 0667 short lesson, about 20 seconds
urethr/o: Urethra
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The idea
The combining form urethr slash o names the urethra, the tube carrying urine from the bladder out of the body.
In practice
Urethritis is inflammation of the urethra.
Where people slip
Ureters run kidney to bladder; the urethra runs bladder to outside. The terms sound alike.
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