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Urethra  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A tube that transports URINE from the URINARY BLADDER to the outside of the body in both the sexes. It also has a reproductive function in the male by providing a passage for SPERM. Muscles that control the release of urine to the urethra. They consist of the internal and external urinary sphincters.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-V6V4XFTN-T

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