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URETHRA

origination date: 18/07/2000
originator: Carlos
subject field: medicine: body-part
unit: cm (en)
range: 3.5-16
URL: http://www.bibliomed.com/lib/ShowDoc.cfm?LibDocID=3946&ReturnCatID=420

originator: Arianne
origination date: 03/10/2001
checker: Pamela
check date: 10/06/2002

Conceptual Structures
ISAPART-OF-URINARY-SYSTEM
ANCESTORSALL
ANIMAL-PART
ANIMATE
ANIMATE-PART
BODY-PART
INTERNAL-ANIMAL-PART
OBJECT
PART-OF-PHYSIOLOGICAL-SYSTEM
PART-OF-URINARY-SYSTEM
PART-OF-UROGENITAL-SYSTEM
PHYSICAL-OBJECT
SEPARABLE-ENTITY
RELATIONSBODY-PART-AFFECTED-BY : CYSTOSCOPY
    CYSTOSCOPE
    CYSTOURETHROSCOPY
    URETHROGRAPHY
    URETHROGRAM
DESCRIBED-BY : UROGRAPHY

English
urethraterm type: main entry term
part of speech: noun
number: singular
reliability code: 10
definition: membranous tube inside the body which starts in the bladder and carries urine outside the body. In men, it is about 16 cm long and goes through the prostrate and the penis. In women, it is about 3.5 cm long and opens above the vagina. (en)

Spanish
uretraterm type: main entry term
part of speech: noun
gender: feminine
number: singular
reliability code: 10
definition: conducto membranoso en el interior del cuerpo, que parte de la vejiga y a través del cual la orina es expulsada del cuerpo. En los hombres mide alrededor de 16 cm y atraviesa a través de la próstata y el pene. En las mujeres mide alrededor de 3'5 cm y se abre sobre la vagina. (en)