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Definition of urethra noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

urethra

noun
 
/jʊˈriːθrə/
 
/jʊˈriːθrə/
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  1. the tube that carries liquid waste out of the body. In men and male animals sperm also flows along this tube.Topics Bodyc2
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from late Latin, from Greek ourēthra, from ourein ‘urinate’.
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