transurethral resection
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- (TRANZ-yoo-REE-thrul ree-SEK-shun) Surgery performed with a special instrument inserted through the urethra. Also called TUR.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition - resectable, resected, resection, segmental resection, segmentectomy, transurethral resection of the prostate, TUR, TURP, video-assisted resection, video-assisted surgery, wedge resection