loading...| Preferred Name | prostatic urethra | |
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pars prostatica urethrae prostatic part of male urethra male prostatic urethra prostatic part of urethra |
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| Definitions |
The widest and most dilatable part of the male urethra canal which runs almost vertically through the prostate from its base to its apex, lying nearer its anterior than its posterior surface; this portion of the urethral canal is spindle-shaped, being wider in the middle than at either extremity, and narrowest below, where it joins the membranous portion; it is lined by transitional epithelium and contains in its posterior wall, or floor, the orifices of the prostatic utricle, ejaculatory ducts, and prostatic ducts, collectively known as the seminal colliculus (aka verumontanum). |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001335 |
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EMAPA:30942 Wikipedia:Prostatic_urethra BTO:0003163 SCTID:279434009 NCIT:C13101 UMLS:C0458450 FMA:19673 MA:0002646 |
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| definition |
The widest and most dilatable part of the male urethra canal which runs almost vertically through the prostate from its base to its apex, lying nearer its anterior than its posterior surface; this portion of the urethral canal is spindle-shaped, being wider in the middle than at either extremity, and narrowest below, where it joins the membranous portion; it is lined by transitional epithelium and contains in its posterior wall, or floor, the orifices of the prostatic utricle, ejaculatory ducts, and prostatic ducts, collectively known as the seminal colliculus (aka verumontanum). |
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Gray1142.png |
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| has_exact_synonym |
prostatic part of male urethra pars prostatica urethrae male prostatic urethra prostatic part of urethra |
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uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
pars prostatica urethrae |
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UBERON:0001335 |
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| label |
prostatic urethra |
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| located in | ||
| notation |
UBERON:0001335 |
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| prefLabel |
prostatic urethra |
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