loading...| Preferred Name |
urethra |
| Definitions |
The fibromuscular tubular canal through which urine is discharged from the bladder to the exterior via the external urinary meatus; in males, the urethra is joined by the ejaculatory ducts and serves as a passageway for semen during ejaculation, as well as a canal for urine during voiding; in females, the urethra is shorter and emerges above the vaginal opening. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000057 |
| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0041967 MAT:0000121 MIAA:0000121 OpenCyc:Mx4rvVjkypwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA CALOHA:TS-1132 FMA:19667 MA:0000379 NCIT:C12417 galen:Urethra EMAPA:30901 GAID:390 MESH:D014521 VHOG:0001264 XAO:0000153 EFO:0000931 EV:0100099 BTO:0001426 http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0041967 |
| definition |
The fibromuscular tubular canal through which urine is discharged from the bladder to the exterior via the external urinary meatus; in males, the urethra is joined by the ejaculatory ducts and serves as a passageway for semen during ejaculation, as well as a canal for urine during voiding; in females, the urethra is shorter and emerges above the vaginal opening. |
| imported from | |
| inSubset |
http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#pheno_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#organ_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#major_organ http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#efo_slim |
| label |
urethra |
| prefixIRI |
UBERON:0000057 |
| prefLabel |
urethra |
| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000062 |