nongonococcal urethritis
n : urethritis caused by a microorganism other than a gonococcus : esp : urethritis that is sexually transmitted and is caused esp. by a bacterium of the genus Chlamydia (C. trachomatis) or a mycoplasma of the genus Ureaplasma (U. urealyticum) - called also nonspecific urethritis .
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