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female urethra (urethra muliebris)
A canal ca. 4 cm long passing from the bladder, in close relation with the anterior wall of the vagina.
-> Long axis of this urethra is parallel to that of the vagina.
Opening:
In the vestibule of the vagina posterior to the clitoris & anterior to the vaginal orifice.
General
urogenital system structure
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
Component-of
perineum