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u·re·thra U0147200 (yo͝o-rē′thrə)n. pl. u·re·thras or u·re·thrae (-thrē) The canal through which urine is discharged from the bladder in most mammals and through which semen is discharged in the male.
[Late Latin ūrēthra, from Greek ourēthra, from ourein, to urinate.]
u·re′thral adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  urethral - of or relating to the urethra |
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u·re·thral (yū-rē'thrăl), Relating to the urethra.urethra (u-re'thra) [Gr. ourethra]  FEMALE URETHRA FEMALE URETHRAThe tube for the discharge of urine extending from the bladder to the outside. In females, its orifice lies in the vestibule between the vagina and clitoris; in males, the urethra passes through the prostate gland and the penis, opening at the tip of the glans penis. In males, it serves as the passage for semen as well as urine. Its lining, the mucosa, is thrown into folds and contains the openings of the urethral glands. Surrounding the mucosa is a lamina propria containing many elastic fibers and blood vessels, outside of which is an indefinite muscular layer. See: penis; illustrationurethra muliebrisThe female urethra.urethra virilisThe male urethra.urethral (u-re'thral), adjectiveurethral Pertaining to the URETHRA. |