navicular fossa of spongiose part of urethra
The dilated terminal portion of the male spongy urethra located in the glans penis right before the external urethral orifice, also referred to as the most distal pendulous urethra; it is lined by stratified squamous, non-keratinizing epithelium; during development, the glans of the penis is initially solid but cannulates to give rise to the navicular fossa. [ MP:0011838 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navicular_fossa_of_male_urethra MP:anna ]
Synonyms: fossa navicularis of urethra, navicular fossa, navicular fossa of urethra, fossa navicularis urethrae (pars spongiosa, urethra masculina), fossa navicularis urethrae
Term info
- SCTID:362233002
- FMA:19722
- Wikipedia:Navicular_fossa_of_male_urethra
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fossa navicularis urethrae
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UBERON:0012294
navicular fossa of spongiose part of urethra, Navicular fossa of spongiose part of urethra