urethra

 
Pronunciation: /jʊˈriːθrə/

noun

Anatomy & Zoology
  • the duct by which urine is conveyed out of the body from the bladder, and which in male vertebrates also conveys semen.

Derivatives

urethral

adjective

Origin:

mid 17th century: from late Latin, from Greek ourēthra, from ourein 'urinate'