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Abstract
Partial or complete blockage in any part of the URETHRA that can lead to difficulty or inability to empty the URINARY BLADDER. It is characterized by an enlarged, often damaged, bladder with frequent urges to void.
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- Obstruction, Urethral
- Obstructions, Urethral
- Urethral Obstructions
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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do not confuse with URETERAL OBSTRUCTION, especially in Romance languages: see note on "ureteral" & "urethral" under URETERAL DISEASES; URETHRAL STRICTURE is also available
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- Urethral Diseases (1966-1978)
- Urethral Stricture (1966-1978)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Urethral Obstruction. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014524. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014524
- Urethral Obstruction. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18554349