First Known Use: 1634
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urethra
noun ure·thra \yu̇-ˈrē-thrə\
medical : the tube through which urine moves from the bladder and out of the body and that in men and male animals is also the means by which semen leaves the body
plural ure·thras or ure·thrae\-(ˌ)thrē\
Full Definition of URETHRA
: 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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Origin of URETHRA
Late Latin, from Greek ourēthra, from ourein to urinate
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urethra
noun ure·thra \yu̇-ˈrē-thrə\
plural ure·thras or ure·thrae \-(ˌ)thrē\
Medical Definition of URETHRA
: 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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