external urethral opening

n.

The slitlike opening of the urethra in the glans penis.

In the female, the external orifice of the urethra in the vestibule.

Nearby words

external relation, external respiration, external spermatic artery, external sphincter muscle of anus, external traction, external urethral opening, external urethrotomy, external version, external-combustion, external-combustion engine, externalism

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