nonspecific urethritis
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nonspecific urethritis — n NONGONOCOCCAL URETHRITIS … Medical dictionary
nonspecific urethritis — noun inflammation of the urethra of unknown cause • Syn: ↑NSU • Hypernyms: ↑urethritis … Useful english dictionary
nonspecific — [spelling only] * * * non·spe·cif·ic (nŏn spĭ sĭfʹĭk) adj. 1. Of or relating to an infection not known to be caused by a specific pathogen: nonspecific urethritis. 2. Of or relating to immunity that occurs naturally as a result of a person s… … Universalium
Urethritis — Inflammation of the urethra. (The urethra is the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body.)Urethritis can be due to several causes, including sexually transmitted diseases such as Chlamydia, or irritation.… … Medical dictionary
urethritis — n. inflammation of the urethra. This may be due to gonorrhoea (specific urethritis), another sexually transmitted infection, often infection with Chlamydia trachomatis (nongonococcal urethritis, NGU; or nonspecific urethritis, NSU), or to the… … The new mediacal dictionary
urethritis — noun inflammation of the urethra; results in painful urination • Hypernyms: ↑urinary tract infection • Hyponyms: ↑nongonococcal urethritis, ↑NGU, ↑nonspecific urethritis, ↑NSU … Useful english dictionary
nongonococcal urethritis — n urethritis caused by a microorganism other than a gonococcus esp urethritis that is sexually transmitted and is caused esp. by a bacterium of the genus Chlamydia (C. trachomatis) or a mycoplasma of the genus Ureaplasma (U. urealyticum) called… … Medical dictionary
Уретрит (Urethritis) — воспаление уретры. Причиной развития данного заболевания может быть гонорея (специфический уретрит (specific urethritis)) или любая другая инфекция, передающаяся половым путем (обычно это инфекция, вызываемая микроорганизмами вида Chlamydia… … Медицинские термины
nongonococcal urethritis — noun sexually transmitted urethritis (usually caused by chlamydia) • Syn: ↑NGU • Hypernyms: ↑urethritis * * * /non gon euh kok euhl/, Pathol. a widespread sexually transmitted infection of the urethra, caused by the parasite Chlamydia trachomatis … Useful english dictionary
nongonococcal urethritis — /non gon euh kok euhl/, Pathol. a widespread sexually transmitted infection of the urethra, caused by the parasite Chlamydia trachomatis, or the mycoplasm Ureaplasma urealyticum, characterized in males by painful urination and discharge from the… … Universalium
