Gonorrhea in the male : a practical guide to its treatment . ondition, and consists of an involuntary,spasmodic contraction, a contracture rather, of thecompressor urethrge muscle. This may be slight orsevere—enough at times to act as a complete bar tothe passage of the urinary stream. The greatestcare should be taken to identify this condition anddifferentiate it from true stricture. Congenital stricture is a narrowing seen very oftenat the urethral meatus. It may occur at the ex-ternal (a) or internal (b) meatus (Fig. 34), orboth, and though it offers no peculiar symptoms inthe healthy state
Gonorrhea in the male : a practical guide to its treatment . ondition, and consists of an involuntary,spasmodic contraction, a contracture rather, of thecompressor urethrge muscle. This may be slight orsevere—enough at times to act as a complete bar tothe passage of the urinary stream. The greatestcare should be taken to identify this condition anddifferentiate it from true stricture. Congenital stricture is a narrowing seen very oftenat the urethral meatus. It may occur at the ex-ternal (a) or internal (b) meatus (Fig. 34), orboth, and though it offers no peculiar symptoms inthe healthy state of the urethra, it is a frequentcause of complications and chronicity in inflamma- Stricture of the Urethra. 139 tory conditions of the urethra. When the canal isinflamed^ the nincons membrane is highly congestedand swollen; this condition applied to the narrowmeatus has the effect of closing it more or lesscompletely, thus damming up the urethral secre-tions and contributing materially to the aggravationof the existing inflammation. The free passage of.
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