Urethra

(u-re’ ’ -thrah) [ovprjdpa, urethra]. The canal through which the urine is discharged, extending from the neck of the bladder to the meatus urinarius. It is divided in the man into the prostatic portion, the membranous portion, and the spongy or penile portion, and is from 8 to 9 inches long. In the woman it is about 1^ inches in length. 645