URETHRA


Meaning of URETHRA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ yu̇-ˈrē-thrə ]

noun

( plural -thras or ure·thrae -(ˌ)thrē)

Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek ourēthra, from ourein to urinate

Date: 1634

: the canal that in most mammals carries off the urine from the bladder and in the male serves also as a passageway for semen

• ure·thral -thrəl adjective

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