Urethra

Introduction: Urethra

Description of Urethra

Urethra: The tube through which urine leaves the body. It empties urine from the bladder.
Source: National Institute of Health

Urethra: duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Urethra: membranous canal conveying urine from the bladder to the exterior of the body.
Source: CRISP

Urethra: A tube that transports URINE from the URINARY BLADDER to the outside of the body in both the sexes. It also has a reproductive function in the male by providing a passage for SPERM.
Source: MeSH 2007

Urethra: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Urethra:

• Urethra symptoms (37 causes)
• Urethra disorder
• Duct
• Urine
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• Male
• Male disease
• Male disorder

Urethra as an Organ

Urethra (organ): The a urethra is a hollow tube located on the pelvis that connects the...more »

Urethra (organ): When you urinate, the brain signals the bladder muscles to tighten, squeezing urine out of the bladder. At the same time, the... (Source: excerpt from Your Urinary System and How It Works: NIDDK)

Urethra (organ): See Urethra (organ information).

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Terms associated with Urethra:

Broader terms for Urethra

• Penis
• Urinary Tract

Source - MeSH 2007

• urinary tract

Source - CRISP

• duct
• epithelial duct
• canal
• channel

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Urethra

The following list attempts to classify Urethra into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• canal,channel,duct,epithelial duct
• passage,passageway
• anatomical structure,bodily structure,body structure,complex body part,structure
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Urogenital System
  • Genitalia
    • Genitalia, Male
      • Penis
        • Urethra

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Urogenital System
  • Urinary Tract
    • Urethra

MESH - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• penis
• male genitalia
• genitalia
• urogenital system
• Anatomy

MESH - OBO - Hierarchy 2

• urinary tract
• urogenital system
• Anatomy

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