ureter
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ureters
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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)
Vocabulary lists containing ureter
Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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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.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 19, 2023
Forty-five minutes later, a golden drop of urine emerged from the ureter that would normally feed from the kidney to the bladder.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 21, 2023
She had a blockage in her ureter, the tube that connects kidneys to the bladder.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2021
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.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2020
Find a slender tube, the ureter, running from each kidney to the bladder.
From Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools by Francis M. Walters
A UTI is just an acronym for a urinary tract infection, which is an infection in your kidneys, bladder, ureters, or urethra.
From Fox News ● Nov. 9, 2019
Before the surgery, Mayo printed a 3-D model of the girl’s pelvis, scaled to size and showing her bladder, veins, blood vessels, ureters and the tumor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2017
They can occur in any part of the urinary tract: kidneys, ureters, bladder or urethra.
From Time ● Nov. 30, 2015
The urinary tract or system consists of the urine-producing kidneys; the pair of tubes called the ureters; and the bladder, which stores urine and empties it from the body through the urethra.
From US News ● Sep. 18, 2015
Gerster reports a rare form of imperforate anus, with malposition of the left ureter, obliteration of the ostia of both ureters, with consequent hydronephrosis of a confluent kidney.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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