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Urethra   /jˌərˈiθrə/   Listen
Urethra

noun
(pl. urethrae, urethras)
1.
Duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct.



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"Urethra" Quotes from Famous Books



... for Phymosis. 44, Lunar Caustic on Wounds and Ulcers. 45, Haemorrhage from Lithotomy. 46, Extirpation of the Parotid Gland. 47, Aneurism from a Wound, cured by Valsaiva's method. 48, Protrusion and Wound of the Stomach. 49, Oesophagotomy. 50, Retention of Urine, caused by a Stricture of the Urethra, relieved by a forcible but gradual Injection. 51, Tracheotomy. 52, Fistula Lachrymalis. 53, Aneurisma Herniosum. 54, Extirpation of the Two Dental Arches affected with Osteo-sarcoma. 55, Traumatic Erysipelas. ...
— North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 • Various
... two openings, the smallest and most anterior of which is the external opening of the urethra, or excretory duct of the bladder. This opening is surrounded by a slight eminence and has a somewhat ...
— The Four Epochs of Woman's Life • Anna M. Galbraith


Words linked to "Urethra" :   urinary system, genitourinary apparatus, channel, systema urogenitale, apparatus urogenitalis, duct, urogenital system, member, external orifice, urogenital apparatus, urinary apparatus, urethral orifice, epithelial duct, vulva, genitourinary system, canal, penis, phallus, urinary tract


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