Structured Summary
Abstract
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.
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- Urethras
- External Urethral Sphincter
- External Urinary Sphincter
- Internal Urethral Sphincter
- Internal Urinary Sphincter
- Internal Vesical Sphincter
- Urethral Sphincters
- External Urethral Sphincters
- External Urinary Sphincters
- Internal Urethral Sphincters
- Internal Urinary Sphincters
- Internal Vesical Sphincters
- Sphincter, External Urethral
- Sphincter, External Urinary
- Sphincter, Internal Urethral
- Sphincter, Internal Urinary
- Sphincter, Internal Vesical
- Sphincter, Urethral
- Urethral Sphincter
- Urethral Sphincter, External
- Urinary Sphincter, External
- Urinary Sphincter, Internal
- Vesical Sphincter, Internal
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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do not confuse with URETER, especially in Romance language: see note on URETER; inflammation = URETHRITIS
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Urethra. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014521. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014521
- Urethra. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urethra
- Urethra. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9386