urethra
Meanings
noun
- The tube through which urine exits the body and, in male placental mammals, through which semen is ejaculated.
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα (ourḗthra, “the passage for urine”), from οὐρέω (ouréō, “to make water”). Recorded in English since 1634.
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