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urethra

UK/jʊəˈɹiːθɹə/ US/jʊˈɹiθɹə/ rare

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duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα (ourḗthra, “the passage for urine”), from οὐρέω (ouréō, “to make water”). Recorded in English since 1634.

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