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Meaning of URETHRA

Pronunciation:  yûu'reethru

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct
 
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 See Also: apparatus urogenitalis, canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct, external orifice, genitourinary apparatus, genitourinary system, member, musculus sphincter urethrae, penis, phallus, systema urogenitale, urethral orifice, urethral sphincter, urinary apparatus, urinary system, urinary tract, urogenital apparatus, urogenital system, vulva

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\U*re"thra\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?. See {Urine}.] (Anat.)
The canal by which the urine is conducted from the bladder
and discharged.
 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: narrow channel through which urine passes from the bladder out of the body.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: The tube through which urine from the bladder is expelled.
 

 

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