Which of the following terms means pain in the urethra?

A) urethralgia
B) urethritis
C) ureterectasis
D) ureteralgia


A) urethralgia
Urethr/o means urethra and -algia means pain; thus, urethralgia means pain in the
urethra. -itis means inflammation, so urethritis means inflammation in the urethra. Ureter/o
means ureter and -ectasis means dilation, so ureterectasis means ureter dilation. -algia means
pain, so ureteralgia means ureter pain.

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