urethra (redirected from Male urethra)

u·re·thra  (y-rthr)

n. pl. u·re·thras or u·re·thrae (-thr)

The canal through which urine is discharged from the bladder in most mammals and through which semen is discharged in the male.

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[Late Latin rthra, from Greek ourthra, from ourein, to urinate.]

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u·rethral adj.

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urethra [jʊˈriːθrə]

n pl -thrae [-θriː], -thras

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the canal that in most mammals conveys urine from the bladder out of the body. In human males it also conveys semen

[via Late Latin from Greek ourēthra, from ourein to urinate]

urethral  adj

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urethra  (y-rthr)

Plural urethras or urethrae (y-rthr)

The duct through which urine passes from the bladder to the outside of the body in most mammals and some fish and birds. In males, the urethra passes through the penis and also serves as the duct for the release of sperm, which enter the urethra from the vas deferens.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

urethra - duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel - a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs" apparatus urogenitalis, genitourinary apparatus, genitourinary system, systema urogenitale, urinary apparatus, urinary system, urogenital apparatus, urogenital system - the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine urinary tract - the organs and tubes involved in the production and excretion of urine external orifice, urethral orifice - the orifice through which urine is discharged vulva - external parts of the female genitalia penis, phallus, member - the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism) musculus sphincter urethrae, urethral sphincter - a striated sphincter muscle that constricts the urethra

Translations

urethra [jʊəˈriːθrə] N (urethras or urethrae (pl)) [jʊˈriːθriː] → uretra f

urethra

n → Harnröhre f, → Urethra f (spec)

urethra [jʊəˈriːθrə] n (Anat) → uretra

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urethra [jʊəˈriːθrə] n (Anat) → uretra