Term: urethra and (adj) urethral
Literally meaning: "the passage for urine”
Origin: Anc Greek
ούρον/uron(=urine) >ορός/ορός(=watery liquid) >ροή/roe(=flowing)
+θρα/-thra (=noun suffix).
Coined/History
by Hippocrates (460 BC – ca. 370 BC).
Definition
Urethra is the tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine and in males semen in males outside the body .
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