Urethral stricture: narrowing of the urethra
Strictures are spoken of primarily in urology, meaning a clinically significant narrowing of the lumen of the ureter or urethra. The term “stricture” (lat. “compression, compression, squeezing”) comes from the same root as the name of the genus of boas: boa constrictor in literal translation means “knot-noose”. Strictures are spoken of primarily in urology, meaning a […]