Urethral groove
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The urethral groove is a temporary linear indentation on the underside (ventral side) of the male penis during embryonic development.
In humans, it typically appears around 8 weeks of gestation and becomes closed into a normal male urethra by the 12th week.
Failure of complete closure results in a hypospadias.
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Urinary/Reproductive system: Urogenital folds - Urethral groove - Urogenital sinus - Kidney development (Pronephros - Mesonephros - Ureteric bud - Metanephric blastema) - Fetal genital development (Wolffian duct - Müllerian duct - Gubernaculum - Labioscrotal folds)
