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Meatus, female urethral — The urethra is the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body. In females the urethra is shorter than in the male. The meatus (opening) of the female urethra is above the vaginal opening, as indicated here … Medical dictionary
Meatus — An opening or passageway. For example, the female urethral meatus. The urethra is the transport tube from the bladder to the outside of the body. In females the urethra is shorter than in the male. The meatus of the female urethra is just above… … Medical dictionary
Female ejaculation — (also described in the medical literature as Orgasmic Expulsion, and colloquially as squirting or gushing ) refers to the expulsion of noticeable amounts of clear fluid by human females from the paraurethral ducts through and around the urethra… … Wikipedia
Urethral sounding — Intervention ICD 9 CM 58.6 Sounding or urethral sounding is the medical use of probes called sounds to increase the inner diameter of the urethra and to locate obstructions in it. Sounds are also used to stretch the … Wikipedia
External urethral orifice (female) — Infobox Anatomy Name = External urethral orifice (female) Latin = orificium urethræ externum GraySubject = 270 GrayPage = 1266 Caption2 = External genital organs of female. The labia minora have been drawn apart. System = MeshName = MeshNumber =… … Wikipedia
Urinary meatus — The urinary meatus (pronounced IPA|) is the external orifice of the urethra, from which urine is ejected during urination. Disorders*Meatal stenosisee also*External urethral orifice (female) *External urethral orifice (male) … Wikipedia
Hypospadias — A birth defect of the penis involving the urethra (the transport tube leading from the bladder to discharge urine outside the body). The urethra in the male normally travels through the full length of the penis so that the stream of urine comes… … Medical dictionary
crest — 1. A ridge, especially a bony ridge. SEE ALSO: crista. 2. The ridge of the neck of a male animal, especially of a stallion or bull. 3. Feathers on the top of a bird s head, or fin rays on the top of a fish s head. SYN: crista [TA]. [L. crista] … Medical dictionary
Hypospadias — DiseasesDB = 29907 MedlinePlus = 001286 eMedicineSubj = ped eMedicineTopic = 1136 MeshID = Hypospadias is a birth defect of the urethra in the male that involves an abnormally placed urinary meatus (opening). Instead of opening at the tip of the… … Wikipedia
Medical analysis of circumcision — Numerous medical studies have examined the effects of male circumcision with mixed opinions regarding the benefits and risks of the procedure. Opponents of circumcision say it is medically unnecessary, is unethical when performed on newborns, is… … Wikipedia
