urethral

[yoo-ree-thruh]

u·re·thra

[yoo-ree-thruh]
noun, plural u·re·thrae [-three] , u·re·thras. Anatomy.
the membranous tube that extends from the urinary bladder to the exterior and that in the male conveys semen as well as urine.

Origin:
1625–35; < Late Latin < Greek ourḗthra, equivalent to ourē- (see ureter) + -thra noun suffix

u·re·thral, adjective
sub·u·re·thral, adjective
trans·u·re·thral, adjective
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urethra (jʊˈriːθrə)
 
n , pl -thrae, -thras
the canal that in most mammals conveys urine from the bladder out of the body. In human males it also conveys semen
 
[C17: via Late Latin from Greek ourēthra, from ourein to urinate]
 
u'rethral
 
adj

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