urethra

名词 n.
/jʊəˈɹiːθɹə/    /jʊˈɹiθɹə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The tube through which urine exits the body and, in male placental mammals, through which semen is ejaculated.

词形变化

urethras plural urethrae plural

词源

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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