Combined Phenotype Ontology

Last uploaded: November 18, 2021
Preferred Name

male urethral meatus

Synonyms

urethral opening of penile urethra

distal urethral opening of male

external urethral orifice (male)

male urethra ostium

urethral meatus of penile urethra

ostium urethrae externum (urethra masculina)

external orifice of male urethra

Definitions

A urethral meatus that is part of a male urethra[Automatically generated definition].

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0012241

database_cross_reference

EMAPA:36434

Wikipedia:External_urethral_orifice_(male)

SCTID:279478000

FMA:85265

MA:0002642

definition

A urethral meatus that is part of a male urethra[Automatically generated definition].

has exact synonym

external urethral orifice (male)

male urethra ostium

urethral meatus of penile urethra

ostium urethrae externum (urethra masculina)

external orifice of male urethra

has related synonym

urethral opening of penile urethra

distal urethral opening of male

has_obo_namespace

uberon

id

UBERON:0012241

label

male urethral meatus

notation

UBERON:0012241

part_of

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001333

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001299

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003101

prefixIRI

UBERON:0012241

prefLabel

male urethral meatus

treeView

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001333

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001299

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003101

UBPROP_0000001

The external urethral orifice is the external opening or meatus of the urethra, normally placed at the tip of glans penis; it presents as a vertical slit, possibly bounded on either side by two small labia-like projections, In some cases the slit may be more rounded. This occurs naturally in some males and may also be a side effect of excess skin removal during circumcision. Congenital misplacement of the urethral orifice is called hypospadias when it is located in the underside (ventral aspect) of the penis, and epispadias when located in the dorsum (upper aspect). Improper shaping of the meatus can result in meatal stenosis.

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0012240

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0005156

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