urethral caruncle

caruncle /car·un·cle/ (kar´ung-k'l) a small fleshy eminence, often abnormal.

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hymenal caruncles  small elevations of the mucous membrane around the vaginal opening, being relics of the torn hymen.

lacrimal caruncle  the red eminence at the medial angle of the eye.

myrtiform caruncles  hymenal caruncles.

sublingual caruncle  an eminence on either side of the frenulum of the tongue, on which the major sublingual duct and the submandibular duct open.

urethral caruncle  a polypoid, deep red growth on the mucous membrane of the urinary meatus in women.

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urethral caruncle

n.

A small, fleshy, sometimes painful growth on the mucous membrane, usually occurring at the meatus of the female urethra.

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urethral caruncle

Etymology: Gk, ourethra + L, caruncula, small piece of flesh

a small, painful growth in the mucous membrane of the female urethral meatus. It may be a source of bleeding.