Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Cistouretrectomía
Cystourethrectomy (SIS-toh-yoo-ree-THREK-toh-mee)
Surgery to remove the bladder (the organ that holds urine) and urethra (the tube through which urine leaves the body).
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.