Urinary meatus

Urinary meatus
Human urinary meatus on the male glans penis (left) and in the female vulval vestibule (right)
Details
Part ofPenis or vulva
Identifiers
Latinostium urethrae externum
FMA19650
Anatomical terminology

The urinary meatus[a] (/mˈtəs/, mee-AY-təs; pl.: meatus or meatuses), also known as the external urethral orifice, is the opening where urine exits the male and female urethra. It is where semen also exits the male urethra. The meatus has varying degrees of sensitivity to touch.
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