urethra
/jʊˈɹiθɹə/
UK: /jʊəˈɹiːθɹə/
urethra
English
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Definition
The tube through which urine exits the body and, in male placental mammals, through which semen is ejaculated.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα (ourḗthra, “the passage for urine”), from οὐρέω (ouréō, “to make water”). Recorded in English since 1634.
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