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Descriptor English: Urethritis
Descriptor Spanish: Uretritis
Descriptor uretritis
Scope note: Inflamación de la uretra. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Uretrite
Descriptor French: Urétrite
Entry term(s): Urethritides
Tree number(s): C12.050.351.968.767.851
C12.200.777.767.851
C12.950.767.851
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014526
Scope note: Inflammation involving the URETHRA. Similar to CYSTITIS, clinical symptoms range from vague discomfort to painful urination (DYSURIA), urethral discharge, or both.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 14925
Unique ID: D014526
NLM Classification: WJ 600
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Urethritis - Preferred
Concept UI M0022336
Scope note Inflammation involving the URETHRA. Similar to CYSTITIS, clinical symptoms range from vague discomfort to painful urination (DYSURIA), urethral discharge, or both.
Preferred term Urethritis
Entry term(s) Urethritides



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