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| − | '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is name of the termination and orifice of the [[urethra]] at the tip of the [[glans penis]], through which [[urine]] is discharged.<ref>{{REFweb | + | {{GraphicWarning}} |
| + | [[File:External_urethral_opening.jpg|thumb|A photo of male urinary meatus viewed externally]] | ||
| + | In the context of human male genitals, '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is the name of the termination and orifice of the [[urethra]] at the tip of the [[glans penis]], through which [[urine]] is discharged.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
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| + | The meatus is protected by the [[foreskin]] of the [[intact]] normal [[penis]]. When a boy has been [[circumcised]] and has lost the protection of his foreskin, the meatus is more likely to develop meatitis,<ref name="brenneman1921">{{REFjournal | ||
| + | |last=Brennemann | ||
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| + | |url=http://www.cirp.org/library/complications/brennemann1/ | ||
| + | |title=The ulcerated meatus in the circumcised child | ||
| + | |journal=Am J Dis Child | ||
| + | |date=1921 | ||
| + | |volume=21 | ||
| + | |issue= | ||
| + | |pages=38-47 | ||
| + | |accessdate=2022-01-25 | ||
| + | }}</ref> meatal ulceration,<ref name="freud1947">{{REFjournal | ||
| + | |last=Freud | ||
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| + | |etal=no | ||
| + | |title=The ulcerated urethral meatus in male children. | ||
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| + | |language= | ||
| + | |journal=J Pediatr | ||
| + | |date=1947-08 | ||
| + | |volume=31 | ||
| + | |issue=2 | ||
| + | |pages=131-41 | ||
| + | |url=https://www.cirp.org/library/complications/freud1/ | ||
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| + | |pubmedID=20256409 | ||
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| + | |DOI=10.1016/s0022-3476(47)80098-8 | ||
| + | |accessdate=2024-02-04 | ||
| + | }}</ref> and/or meatal stenosis.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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| + | |last2=Hammodat | ||
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| + | |last3=Pease | ||
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| + | |etal=no | ||
| + | |title=Post circumcision meatal stenosis: 12 years' experience | ||
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| + | |journal=N Z Med J | ||
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| + | |date=1998-02-27 | ||
| + | |volume=111 | ||
| + | |issue=1060 | ||
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| + | |pages=57-8 | ||
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| + | }}</ref><ref name="vanhowe2006">{{REFjournal | ||
| + | |last=Van Howe | ||
| + | |init=RS | ||
| + | |author-link=Robert S. Van Howe | ||
| + | |title=Incidence of meatal stenosis following neonatal circumcision in a primary care setting | ||
| + | |journal=Clin Pediatr (Phila) | ||
| + | |date=2006-01 | ||
| + | |volume=45 | ||
| + | |issue=1 | ||
| + | |pages=49-54 | ||
| + | |url=https://www.academia.edu/6992015/Incidence_of_Meatal_Stenosis_following_Neonatal_Circumcision_in_a_Primary_Care_Setting | ||
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| + | }}</ref> [[Foreskinned]] boys rarely, if ever, develop these issues.<ref name="vanhowe2006" /> | ||
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{{SEEALSO}} | {{SEEALSO}} | ||
* [[Meatal stenosis]] | * [[Meatal stenosis]] | ||
* [[Penis]] | * [[Penis]] | ||
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{{REF}} | {{REF}} | ||
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[[Category:Education]] | [[Category:Education]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Genital]] | ||
[[Category:Medical term]] | [[Category:Medical term]] | ||
[[Category:Term]] | [[Category:Term]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:19, 4 February 2024
In the context of human male genitals, Meatus is the name of the termination and orifice of the urethra at the tip of the glans penis, through which urine is discharged.[1]
The meatus is protected by the foreskin of the intact normal penis. When a boy has been circumcised and has lost the protection of his foreskin, the meatus is more likely to develop meatitis,[2] meatal ulceration,[3] and/or meatal stenosis.[4][5] Foreskinned boys rarely, if ever, develop these issues.[5]
See also
References
- ↑
Anonymous (2012). Meatus
, The Free Dictionary by Farlex. Retrieved 24 January 2024. - ↑
Brennemann J. The ulcerated meatus in the circumcised child. Am J Dis Child. 1921; 21: 38-47. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ↑ Freud P. The ulcerated urethral meatus in male children.. J Pediatr. August 1947; 31(2): 131-41. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ↑ Upadhyay V, Hammodat HM, Pease PW. Post circumcision meatal stenosis: 12 years' experience. N Z Med J. 27 February 1998; 111(1060): 57-8. PMID. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ↑ a b Van Howe RS. Incidence of meatal stenosis following neonatal circumcision in a primary care setting. Clin Pediatr (Phila). January 2006; 45(1): 49-54. PMID. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
