ureter (redirected from ureteral)

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 [jʊˈriːtə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the tube that conveys urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder or cloaca

[via New Latin from Greek ourētēr, from ourein to urinate]

ureteral , ureteric [ˌjʊərɪˈtɛrɪk] adj

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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.

Thesaurus

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

Translations

ureter [jʊəˈriːtəʳ] N → uréter m

ureter

n → Harnleiter m, → Ureter m (spec)

ureter [jʊəˈriːtəʳ] n (Anat) → uretere m