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DictionaryurethraUrine passage
noun

urethra

yoo-REE-thruh/jʊˈriːθrə/

The tube carrying urine from the bladder out of the body.

The diagram shows the urethra leaving the bottom of the bladder.

An isolated accurate anatomical vignette of the urinary bladder with two ureters entering from above-behind and a SINGLE SHORT urethra leaving its bottom and opening outside.
Etymology
urethraGreekpassage for urine

Greek ourēthra meant “passage for urine,” a name coined by Hippocrates from a verb meaning “to urinate.” It identifies the outlet through which urine leaves the bladder and exits the body.

In context

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once it's full urine is expelled outside the body through a tube called the urethra
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More examples

  • The diagram traced the urethra to the outside of the body.
  • The examination identified narrowing in the urethra.
  • The model distinguished the urethra from the ureters.

Forms

urethra · urethras · urethrae

Similar words

ureter
A ureter carries urine from a kidney to the bladder; the urethra carries it out of the bladder.
bladder
The bladder stores urine; the urethra is the exit passage.