ureter

[ yoo-ree-ter ]

nounAnatomy, Zoology.

a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca.

Origin of ureter

First recorded in 1570–80; from New Latin ūrētēr, from Greek ourētḗr, equivalent to ourē- (derivative stem of oureîn) + -tēr noun suffix; see urinate)

Other words from ureter

u·re·ter·al, u·re·ter·ic [yoor-i-ter-ik], /ˌyʊər ɪˈtɛr ɪk/, adjective
post·u·re·ter·al, adjective
post·u·re·ter·ic, adjective

Words that may be confused with ureter

ureter , urethra

Words Nearby ureter

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How to use ureter in a sentence

Each ureter dilates at its lower end into an elongated wide tube, which continues to receive the ducts from the kidneys.
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Analogy would certainly lead us to expect the ureter to serve in Ganoids as the vas deferens.
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In the female Proteus, on the other hand, the separation into a Mllerian duct and a ureter is quite complete.
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The lumen is not, as might be expected, completely circumscribed by the wall of the ureter, but only dorsally and to the sides.
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The ureter (d), which has the same fundamental constitution as in the female.
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British Dictionary definitions for ureter

ureter

/ (jʊˈriːtə) /

noun

the tube that conveys urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder or cloaca

Origin of ureter

C16: via New Latin from Greek ourētēr, from ourein to urinate

Derived forms of ureter

ureteral or ureteric (ˌjʊərɪˈtɛrɪk), adjective

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Scientific definitions for ureter

ureter

[ yu-rē′tər, yur′ĭ-tər ]

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

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