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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.
==In human males==
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
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