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ureters

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  1. The tubes that carry urine from each kidney to the urinary bladder.


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The organs of the system are the kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

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

As the ureters enter the bladder, they pass forward, a short distance between its coats; which effectually prevents the urine from taking a retrograde course.

From The American Reformed Cattle Doctor by Dadd, George