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{{WikipediaQuote |URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinary_meatus |title=Urinary meatus}}

The '''urinary meatus''', also known as the '''external urethral orifice''', is the opening of the [[urethra]]. (Meatus refers to a tubular opening or passage in the body. From Latin '''meātus''': ''a course, passing''.) It is the point where [[urine]] exits the urethra in both sexes and where semen exits the urethra in males. The meatus has varying degrees of sensitivity to touch. The meatus is located on the [[glans penis|glans of the penis]] or in the vulval vestibule.

The '''urinary meatus''', also known as the '''external urethral orifice''', is the opening of the [[urethra]]. (Meatus refers to a tubular opening or passage in the body. From Latin '''meātus''': ''a course, passing''.) It is the point where [[urine]] exits the urethra in both sexes and where [[semen]] exits the urethra in males. The meatus has varying degrees of sensitivity to touch. The meatus is located on the [[glans penis|glans of the penis]] or in the vulval vestibule.

==In human males==

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The male '''external urethral orifice''' is the external opening or urinary meatus, normally located at the tip of the [[glans penis]], at its junction with the [[frenular delta]]. It presents as a vertical slit, possibly bounded on either side by two small labia-like projections, and continues longitudinally along the front aspect of the [[glans]], which facilitates the flow of urine [[micturition]]. In some cases, the opening may be more rounded. This can occur naturally or may also occur as a side effect of excessive skin removal during circumcision. The meatus is a sensitive part of the [[male reproductive system]].

[[Meatal stenosis]] is a late complication of circumcision, which occurs in about 10–20 percent of newborn circumcised boys after the loss of the protection of the [[foreskin]].<ref name ="CPS">{{REFjournal

[[Meatal stenosis]] is a late complication of [[circumcision]], which occurs in about 10–20 percent of newborn circumcised boys after the loss of the protection of the [[foreskin]].<ref name ="CPS">{{REFjournal

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 {{WikipediaQuote |URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urinary_meatus |title=Urinary meatus}}
-The '''urinary meatus''', also known as the '''external urethral orifice''', is the opening of the [[urethra]]. (Meatus refers to a tubular opening or passage in the body. From Latin '''meātus''': ''a course, passing''.) It is the point where [[urine]] exits the urethra in both sexes and where semen exits the urethra in males. The meatus has varying degrees of sensitivity to touch. The meatus is located on the [[glans penis|glans of the penis]] or in the vulval vestibule.
+The '''urinary meatus''', also known as the '''external urethral orifice''', is the opening of the [[urethra]]. (Meatus refers to a tubular opening or passage in the body. From Latin '''meātus''': ''a course, passing''.) It is the point where [[urine]] exits the urethra in both sexes and where [[semen]] exits the urethra in males. The meatus has varying degrees of sensitivity to touch. The meatus is located on the [[glans penis|glans of the penis]] or in the vulval vestibule.
 ==In human males==
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 The male '''external urethral orifice''' is the external opening or urinary meatus, normally located at the tip of the [[glans penis]], at its junction with the [[frenular delta]]. It presents as a vertical slit, possibly bounded on either side by two small labia-like projections, and continues longitudinally along the front aspect of the [[glans]], which facilitates the flow of urine [[micturition]]. In some cases, the opening may be more rounded. This can occur naturally or may also occur as a side effect of excessive skin removal during circumcision. The meatus is a sensitive part of the [[male reproductive system]].
-[[Meatal stenosis]] is a late complication of circumcision, which occurs in about 10–20 percent of newborn circumcised boys after the loss of the protection of the [[foreskin]].<ref name ="CPS">{{REFjournal
+[[Meatal stenosis]] is a late complication of [[circumcision]], which occurs in about 10–20 percent of newborn circumcised boys after the loss of the protection of the [[foreskin]].<ref name ="CPS">{{REFjournal
   |last=Sorokan
+ |first=S. Todd
   |init=SK
   |last2=Finlay
+ |first2=Jane C.
   |init2=JC
   |last3=Jefferies
-  |init3=A
+ |first3=Ann L.
+  |init3=AL
   |title=Newborn male circumcision
+ |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26435672/
   |journal=Paediatr Child Health
-  |date=2015
+ |publisher=Canadian Paediatric Society, Fetus and Newborn Committee, Infectious Diseases and Immunization Committee
+  |date=2015-09
+ |accessdate=2022-01-19
   |volume=20
   |issue=6
   |pages=311–5
- |url=http://www.cps.ca/en/documents/position/circumcision
   |DOI=10.1093/pch/20.6.311
   |pubmedID=26435672
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   |publisher=IntechOpen
   |DOI=10.5772/22301
+ |accessdate=2022-01-19
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-[[Category:Term]]
+[[Category:Circumcision complication]]
+[[Category:Circumcision risk]]
+[[Category:Medical term]]