duct that transmits urine from the bladder to the exterior of the body during urination. The urethra is held closed by the urethral sphincter, a ... [11 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/u/17
The final passageway for the flow of urine out of the body. The urethra is a thin-walled tube that conveys urine from the floor of the urinary bladder to the outside. The opening to the outside is the external urethral orifice. The mucosal lining of the urethra is transitional epithelium. The wall a... Found on http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/U/urethra.html
<anatomy, urology> The tube that conveys urine from the bladder to the outside. In the female it measures 25.4 to 38.1 millimetres, in the male 25 centimetres. ... (27 Sep 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
(u-re´thrә) the tubular passage through which urine is discharged from the bladder to the exterior of the body; its external opening is called the urinary meatus. adj., ure´thral., adj. The female urethra is about 4 cm long; its opening is situated between the clitoris and the opening of the vagina. In women, th... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
the membranous tube that extends from the urinary bladder to the exterior and that in the male conveys semen as well as urine. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/urethra