Preferred Name | urethra | |
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The fibromuscular tubular canal through which urine is discharged from the bladder to the exterior via the external urinary meatus; in males, the urethra is joined by the ejaculatory ducts and serves as a passageway for semen during ejaculation, as well as a canal for urine during voiding; in females, the urethra is shorter and emerges above the vaginal opening. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000057 |
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MAT:0000121 EMAPA:30901 galen:Urethra Wikipedia:Urethra EFO:0000931 BTO:0001426 MIAA:0000121 XAO:0000153 CALOHA:TS-1132 MESH:D014521 NCIT:C12417 VHOG:0001264 SCTID:302513006 EV:0100099 FMA:19667 GAID:390 MA:0000379 |
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definition |
The fibromuscular tubular canal through which urine is discharged from the bladder to the exterior via the external urinary meatus; in males, the urethra is joined by the ejaculatory ducts and serves as a passageway for semen during ejaculation, as well as a canal for urine during voiding; in females, the urethra is shorter and emerges above the vaginal opening. |
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urethra |
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UBERON:0000057 |
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urethra |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000164 |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0004111 |