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Webster 1913 Edition
Urethra
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U-re′thra
,Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK]. See
Urine
.] (Anat.)
The canal by which the urine is conducted from the bladder and discharged.
Webster 1828 Edition
Urethra
URE'THRA
,Noun.
The canal by which the urine is conducted from the bladder and discharged.
Definition 2024
urethra
urethra
English
The urethra is labelled in these diagrams of the female and male genitourinary systems
Noun
urethra (plural urethras or urethrae)
- (anatomy) The tube through which urine exits the body and, in males, through which semen is ejaculated.
Translations
anatomical tube
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Derived terms
See also
Latin
Etymology
Borrowing from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα (ourḗthra).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /uːˈreː.tʰra/
Noun
ūrēthra f (genitive ūrēthrae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ūrēthra | ūrēthrae |
| genitive | ūrēthrae | ūrēthrārum |
| dative | ūrēthrae | ūrēthrīs |
| accusative | ūrēthram | ūrēthrās |
| ablative | ūrēthrā | ūrēthrīs |
| vocative | ūrēthra | ūrēthrae |
References
- urethra in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “urethra”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.