English > urethra: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct. |
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| Part of | penis, phallus, member | The male organ of copulation ('member' is a euphemism) |
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| urinary tract | The organs and tubes involved in the production and excretion of urine |
| urogenital system, urogenital apparatus, urinary system, urinary apparatus, genitourinary system, genitourinary apparatus, systema urogenitale, apparatus urogenitalis | The system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine |
| vulva | external parts of the female genitalia |
| Parts | urethral orifice, external orifice | The orifice through which urine is discharged |
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| urethral sphincter, musculus sphincter urethrae | A striated sphincter muscle that constricts the urethra |
| Broader | duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel | A bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance |
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| Spanish | uretra |
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| Catalan | uretra |
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| Adjectives | urethral | of or relating to the urethra |
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