Bleeding from the urethra.

Bleeding from the urethra.

• A. Urethritis
• B. Urethrorrhagia
• C. Cystitis
• D. Pyelitis

Answer: (B)

Bleeding from a specific urinary tract site is named by combining the location with a suffix that means bleeding. For bleeding from the urethra, the term is urethrorrhagia. Here, urethro- indicates the urethra, and -rrhagia signals bleeding. So urethrorrhagia precisely describes bleeding that originates from the urethra. Urethritis refers to inflammation of the urethra (which can accompany discharge or irritation but isn’t the term for bleeding), cystitis is inflammation of the bladder, and pyelitis involves the renal pelvis; none of these names describe urethral bleeding itself.

Bleeding from a specific urinary tract site is named by combining the location with a suffix that means bleeding. For bleeding from the urethra, the term is urethrorrhagia. Here, urethro- indicates the urethra, and -rrhagia signals bleeding. So urethrorrhagia precisely describes bleeding that originates from the urethra. Urethritis refers to inflammation of the urethra (which can accompany discharge or irritation but isn’t the term for bleeding), cystitis is inflammation of the bladder, and pyelitis involves the renal pelvis; none of these names describe urethral bleeding itself.