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Word: Urethra
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from late Latin, from Greek ourēthra, from ourein ‘urinate’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
jʊˈriːθrə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the duct by which urine is conveyed out of the body from the bladder, and which in male vertebrates also conveys semen.
Short Definition:duct by which urine is conveyed out of body from bladder
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