loading...| Preferred Name |
urethra |
| 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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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000057 |
| editor preferred label |
urethra |
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urethra |
| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0000057 |
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urethra |
| textual 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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