loading...| Preferred Name | urethra | |
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| Definitions |
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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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000057 |
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| database_cross_reference |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0041967 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urethra http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/302513006 galen:Urethra MESH:D014521 MGI:anna FMA:19667 UMLS:C0041967 GAID:390 MP:0000537 EMAPA:30901 OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjkypwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA NCIT:C12417 XAO:0000153 MIAA:0000121 CALOHA:TS-1132 BTO:0001426 EV:0100099 EFO:0000931 VHOG:0001264 MA:0000379 MAT:0000121 |
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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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| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Female_anatomy.png |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_relational_adjective |
urethral |
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| id |
UBERON:0000057 |
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| imported from |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/releases/2018-11-25/uberon.owl |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#efo_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#organ_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#major_organ |
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| label |
urethra |
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| notation |
UBERON:0000057 |
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| prefLabel |
urethra |
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| source |
ncithesaurus:Urethra |
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| taxon_notes |
In human males, the urethra travels through the penis, and carries semen as well as urine. In females, the urethra is shorter and emerges above the vaginal opening. |
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