Preferred Label : male membranous urethra;
Uberon definition : the shortest, least dilatable, and, with the exception of the external orifice, the
narrowest part of the male urethral canal located in the deep perineal pouch and lined
by pseudostratified columnar epithelium; it extends downward and forward, with a slight
anterior concavity, between the apex of the prostate and the bulb of the urethra,
perforating the urogenital diaphragm below and behind the pubic symphysis; the membranous
portion of the urethra is completely surrounded by the fibers of the sphincter urethrae
membranaceae; on either side near its termination are the bulbourethral glands;
Uberon related term : intermediate part of male urethra;
Uberon broad term : membranous urethra;
Origin ID : 0012302;
UMLS CUI : C0458453;
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the shortest, least dilatable, and, with the exception of the external orifice, the
narrowest part of the male urethral canal located in the deep perineal pouch and lined
by pseudostratified columnar epithelium; it extends downward and forward, with a slight
anterior concavity, between the apex of the prostate and the bulb of the urethra,
perforating the urogenital diaphragm below and behind the pubic symphysis; the membranous
portion of the urethra is completely surrounded by the fibers of the sphincter urethrae
membranaceae; on either side near its termination are the bulbourethral glands
