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ureter
[ yoo-ree-ter ]
noun
Anatomy, Zoology.
- a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca.
ureter
/ ˌjʊərɪˈtɛrɪk; jʊˈriːtə /
noun
- the tube that conveys urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder or cloaca
ureter
- Either of two long, narrow ducts that in vertebrates carry urine from each kidney to the urinary bladder.
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Derived Forms
- ˈٱ, adjective
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Other Word Forms
- ··ٱ· ··ٱ· [y, oo, r-i-, ter, -ik], adjective
- post···ٱ· adjective
- post···ٱ· adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ureter1
C16: via New Latin from Greek dzܰŧŧ, from ourein to urinate
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Example Sentences
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We waited anxiously as Montgomery and his colleagues connected the pig kidney's blood vessels and ureter to the decedent's.
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Forty-five minutes later, a golden drop of urine emerged from the ureter that would normally feed from the kidney to the bladder.
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She had a blockage in her ureter, the tube that connects kidneys to the bladder.
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A major operation, autotransplant involves removing the affected kidney and ureter, the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder, and relocating it to the other side.
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The ureter from the right pelvic kidney entered the bladder on the right side.
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