u ‧ re ‧ thra /jʊˈriːθrə/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: Greek ourethra , from ourein 'to urinate' ]
technical the tube through which waste liquid flows out of the body from the ↑ bladder and also through which the ↑ semen of males flows