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Definition of External orifice
1. Noun. The orifice through which urine is discharged.
Generic synonyms: Opening, Orifice, Porta
Group relationships: Urethra, Vagina
Lexicographical Neighbors of External Orifice
Literary usage of External orifice
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The membranous portion (pars membranacea) is the shortest, least dilatable, and,
with the exception of the external orifice, the narrowest part of the canal ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1883)
"How large should the external orifice Ы' in order to call it normal ? ... If his
Sims sound of 3 mm. passes the external orifice with such difficulty that ..."
3. The Pathology, Diagnosis and Treatment of Diseases of the Rectum and Anus by Charles Boyd Kelsey (1884)
"The presence of more than one external orifice is rare in subcutaneous fistulae ;
and an internal opening will be found in the great majority of cases, ..."
4. The London Medical Gazette (1835)
"... and who ««•"I the greatest possible precaution, lv fiot measuring riff the
exact distance from the external orifice, and setting the lancet so that it ..."
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