yəˈrēthrə, yüˈr- noun
( plural urethras -thrəz ; or urethrae -(ˌ)thrē)
Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek ourēthra, from ourein to urinate — more at urine
: the canal that in most mammals carries off the urine from the bladder and in the male serves also as a genital duct
• ure·thral -_thrəl adjective