urethra
noun
the membranous tube that extends from the urinary bladder to the exterior and that in the male conveys semen as well as urine.
urethrae
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pluralof urethra.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Women also have the compressor urethrae and the sphincter urethrovaginalis, which function to close the vagina.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
It is not unusual to find ruptured urethrae following traumatism, and various explanations are given for it in the standard works on surgery.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
