urethra
noun
ure·thra
yu̇-ˈrē-thrə 
plural urethras or urethrae
yu̇-ˈrē-(ˌ)thrē
: the canal that in most mammals carries off the urine from the bladder and in the male serves also as a passageway for semen
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Your pelvic floor is essentially a sling of muscles that surrounds each of your holes down there, including the one at the end of your urethra where pee comes out.
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 9 Dec. 2024
However, if left untreated, urethritis can lead to long-term damage to the urethra.
—Jennifer Welsh Published, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
Stage 4 is when the stone passes from the bladder into the urethra, the tube through which urine exits the body.
—Jay N. Yepuri, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Freshwater worm eggs enter human hosts through the skin and circulate throughout the body, damaging multiple organs, including the liver, intestine, bladder, and urethra.
—Trirupa Chakraborty, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
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Erica Sloan, SELF, 9 Dec. 2024
However, if left untreated, urethritis can lead to long-term damage to the urethra.
—Jennifer Welsh Published, Verywell Health, 2 Dec. 2024
Stage 4 is when the stone passes from the bladder into the urethra, the tube through which urine exits the body.
—Jay N. Yepuri, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
Freshwater worm eggs enter human hosts through the skin and circulate throughout the body, damaging multiple organs, including the liver, intestine, bladder, and urethra.
—Trirupa Chakraborty, Discover Magazine, 25 Oct. 2024
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urethra
noun
ure·thra
yu̇-ˈrē-thrə
plural urethras or urethrae
-thrē
: a canal that in most mammals carries off urine from the bladder and in the male serves as a passage for the release of semen from the body
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urethra
noun
ure·thra
yu̇-ˈrē-thrə
plural urethras or urethrae
-(ˌ)thrē
: the canal that in most mammals carries off the urine from the bladder and in the male serves also as a passageway for semen
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