urethra

FREQ #43107

n. 尿道 [医] 尿道

发音

UK /jʊəˈɹiːθɹə/
其它
US /jʊˈɹiθɹə/

词形变化

urethrae urethræ urethras 复数 urethras urethrae 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    尿道

    医学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

channel canal duct epithelial duct

部分词 1

urethral sphincter

整体词 7

member penis phallus vulva genitourinary system urinary system urinary tract

相关短语

prostatic urethra [医] 尿道前列腺部

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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