urethra

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
10
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/jʊəˈɹiːθɹə/
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/jʊəˈɹiːθɹə/ · /jʊˈɹiθɹə/

Definition of urethra

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. 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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