Term Name: | urethral meatus |
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Synonyms: | meatus urinarius, orificium urethrae externum, orificium urethræ externum, urinary meatus |
Definition: | external opening or orifice of the urethra through which urine and seminal fluid (in males only) leave the body; in males the meatus presents as a vertical slit normally positioned at the tip of glans penis; in females the meatus is located between the clitoris and the vagina in the vulvular vestibule of the female genitalia[MP]. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0012240] |