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urethral crest

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: urethral crest
Function: noun
: a narrow longitudinal fold or ridge along the posterior wall or floor of the female urethra or the prostatic portion of themale urethra
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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urethral crest n.

  1. In the female, a conspicuous longitudinal fold of mucosa on the posterior wall of the urethra.

  2. In the male, a longitudinal fold on the posterior wall of the urethra extending from the uvula of the bladder through the part of the urethra that tranverses the bladder.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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