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Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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u·re·thra  audio  (y-rthr) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. u·re·thras or u·re·thrae  (-thr) KEY 
The canal through which urine is discharged from the bladder in most mammals and through which semen is discharged in the male.
ETYMOLOGY:
Late Latin rthra, from Greek ourthra, from ourein, to urinate

OTHER FORMS:
u·rethral(Adjective)


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