Preferred Name |
Urethra |
ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12417 |
ALT_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. The tube that extends from the urinary bladder to the urethral opening. The tube through which urine leaves the body. It empties urine from the bladder. |
code |
C12417 |
Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193006 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193234 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C198975 |
Contributing_Source |
CDISC mCode UBERON GDC |
DEFINITION |
The tube carrying urine from the bladder to outside of the body. |
Display_Name |
Urethra |
FULL_SYN |
urethra Urethra URETHRA Urethral structure (body structure) |
Is_Value_For_GDC_Property |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C173263 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C70729 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156422 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C171435 |
label |
Urethra |
Legacy Concept Name |
Urethra |
Maps_To |
Urethra |
Preferred_Name |
Urethra |
prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C12417 |
prefLabel |
Urethra |
Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
UMLS_CUI |
C0041967 |
xRef |
UBERON:0000057 |
subClassOf |