urethra
noun/jʊˈriːθrə/
/jʊˈriːθrə/
(anatomy)- the tube that carries liquid waste out of the body. In men and male animals sperm also flows along this tube.Topics Bodyc2Word Originmid 17th cent.: from late Latin, from Greek ourēthra, from ourein ‘urinate’.
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