ureter (redirected from Ureters)

u·re·ter  (y-rtr, yr-tr)

n.

The long, narrow duct that conveys urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder or cloaca.

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[New Latin rtr, from Greek ourtr, from ourein, to urinate.]

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u·reter·al, ure·teric (yr-trk) adj.

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ureter [yew-reet-er]

Noun

the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder [Greek ourein to urinate]

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ureter  (y-rtr, yr-tr)

Either of two long, narrow ducts that in vertebrates carry urine from each kidney to the urinary bladder.

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Noun

1.

ureter - either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel - a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs" apparatus urogenitalis, genitourinary apparatus, genitourinary system, systema urogenitale, urinary apparatus, urinary system, urogenital apparatus, urogenital system - the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine urinary tract - the organs and tubes involved in the production and excretion of urine