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ureteritis |
ureterocele |
ureterorenal reflux |
ureterostenosis |
urethane |
urethra
| urethral
| urethral orifice
| urethral sphincter
| urethritis
| urethrocele
urethra
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun urethra has 1 sense
- urethra(n = noun.body) Array - duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct; Array is a kind of canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct
is a part of apparatus urogenitalis, genitourinary apparatus, genitourinary system, systema urogenitale, urinary apparatus, urinary system, urogenital apparatus, urogenital system, urinary tract, vulva, member, penis, phallus
has parts: external orifice, urethral orifice, musculus sphincter urethrae, urethral sphincter
Derived form adjective urethral1
CIDE DICTIONARY
urethra, n. [L., fr. Gr. . See Urine.].
The canal by which the urine is conducted from the bladder and discharged. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
urethra, n. (pl. urethrae or urethras) the duct by which urine is discharged from the bladder.
Derivative
urethral adj. urethritis n.
Etymology
LL f. Gk ourethra (as URETER)
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