Experimental Factor Ontology (EFO)
OWL
Last submission date June 16, 2025
ID http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000057
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000057
https://agroportal.lirmm.fr/ontologies/EFO/UBERON_0000057
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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.
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