Meatus
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, the meatus is more likely to develop meatitis,[2] meatal ulceration, and/or meatal stenosis. Foreskinned boys rarely, if ever, develop these issues.
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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.
