Urethras

Definition

urethra /jƱǝ'ri:θrǝ / n ( pl urethras ) ( anatomy ) ဆီးလမ္းေၾကာင္း။ ❍ REPRODUCTION urethral adj ❏ urethritis /jƱǝrǝ'θraÇtÇs / n [U] ဆီးလမ္းေၾကာင္း ေရာင္ရမ္းျခင္း။

Examples

1. ‘This chapter focuses on infections of the male urethra
2. epididymis
3. testis
4. and prostate.’
5. ‘If a stone is lodged in the ureter
6. a flexible narrow instrument called a cystoscope can be passed up through the urethra and bladder.’
7. ‘Very rarely
8. the urethra or bladder may be damaged or perforated.’
9. ‘This is a long
10. thin telescope instrument with a light and lens on the end
11. which is passed into the bladder through the urethra.’
12. ‘Your prostate is a small doughnut-shaped gland with the urethra
13. which carries urine from the bladder
14. running through the middle of it.’
15. ‘If this happens
16. a tube is put into your urethra to empty your bladder.’
17. ‘When you urinate
18. the muscles around the urethra relax and the bladder tightens to squeeze urine out.’
19. ‘The muscles beneath the bladder that surround the urethra are called the pelvic floor muscles.’
20. ‘Your urinary system is composed of your kidneys
21. ureters
22. bladder and urethra.’
23. ‘This is when a thin tube is inserted into the urethra up to the bladder to get a ‘clean’ urine sample.’