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urethra
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the fibromuscular tubular canal through which urine is discharged from the bladder to the exterior via the external urinary meatus; in males, the urethra is joined by the ejaculatory ducts and serves as a passageway for semen during ejaculation, as well as a canal for urine during voiding; in females, the urethra is shorter and emerges above the vaginal opening [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/anna ]
Term info
Label
urethra
Subsets
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, organ_slim, major_organ
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has obo namespace
uberon
has relational adjective
urethral
id
UBERON:0000057
taxon notes
In human males, the urethra travels through the penis, and carries semen as well as urine. In females, the urethra is shorter and emerges above the vaginal opening.
Term relations
Subclass of:
- organ
- anatomical conduit
- mesoderm-derived structure
- develops from some primitive urogenital sinus
- part of some lower urinary tract
- channel for some urine
- continuous_with some urinary bladder
- develops from some embryonic urethral groove
- channels_from some urinary bladder
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