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urethra

/yoo-ree-thruh/US // yʊˈri θrə //UK // (jʊˈriːθrə) //

尿道口,尿道,乌尔禾

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural u·re·thrae [yoo-ree-three], /yʊˈri θri/, u·re·thras.Anatomy.

    • : the membranous tube that extends from the urinary bladder to the exterior and that in the male conveys semen as well as urine.

Examples

  • In both cases, one of the frequent complications can be the stricture of the urethra.

  • “For some people, life is just one long, hard kick in the urethra,” BoJack tells Charlie Rose.

  • On a little reflection, though, the urethra as an object of erotic attention makes some sense.

  • After all, the urethra is best known as a medical entity because of the painful, burning condition called urethritis.

  • So it turns out the urethra, which can be a source of great pain, can also bring great pleasure.

  • Strictures of the male urethra from chronic gonorrhoeal inflammation often require major surgical operations for relief.

  • Below those nervous bodies is the urethra, and whenever they swell, it swells also.

  • There are two of these vesiculae, each like a bunch of grapes, which emit the seed into the urethra in the act of copulation.

  • It will then be seen that the urethra is carried forward nearly an inch.

  • A more reliable method is to inject a solution of methylene blue into the bladder through the urethra.