| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| AOF | Animal-origin-free (medium) |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| CM | Conditioned medium |
| DVIU | Direct visual internal urethrotomy |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| EMT | Epithelial–mesenchymal transition |
| EV | Extracellular vesicle |
| HGF | Hepatocyte growth factor |
| HMGA2 | High mobility group AT-hook 2 |
| IGF1R | Insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor |
| KGF | Keratinocyte growth factor |
| miRNA | MicroRNA |
| MSC | Mesenchymal stromal/stem cell |
| mTOR | Mechanistic target of rapamycin |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-B |
| NTA | Nanoparticle tracking analysis |
| OMF | Oral mucosa fibroblast |
| OMG | Oral mucosal graft |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| RAS | RAS proto-oncogene family (family of small GTPases) |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| SEM | Standard error of the mean |
| SHED | Stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-β |
| UEC | Urethral epithelial cell |