Urethra Definition

yo͝o-rēthrə
urethrae, urethras
noun
The duct through which urine is discharged from the bladder in most mammals: in the male, semen is also discharged through the urethra.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Urethra

Noun

Singular:
urethra
Plural:
urethrae, urethras

Origin of Urethra

  • First coined 1634, from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα (ourÄ“thra, “the passage for urine"), from οὐρέω (oureō, “to make water").

    From Wiktionary

  • Late Latin ūrēthra from Greek ourēthra from ourein to urinate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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