urethra
pronunciation
How to pronounce urethra in British English:
UK [jʊˈri:θrə]
How to pronounce urethra in American English:
US [jʊ'riθrə]
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- Noun:
- duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct
Word Origin
- urethra (n.)
- "canal through which urine is discharged from the bladder," 1630s, from Late Latin urethra, from Greek ourethra "the passage for urine," coined by Hippocrates from ourein "to urinate," from ouron (see urine). Related: Urethral.
Example
- 1. Some women like it when their urethra is stimulated .
- 2. The reconstructed urethra closed off , causing her great distress .
- 3. We know that women ejaculate through the urethra , just like men .
- 4. Whipple and perry have suggested that female ejaculation evolved to combat infections of the urethra and bladder .
- 5. In south america , land of enchantment , we could be wading in a river where tiny fish will swim up tyler 's urethra .