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Added 9 October 2026

urethra

/jʊəˈɹiːθɹə/ noun

In Latin: urethra Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about urethra at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

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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