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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 ureters are urine-bearing tubes that exit the kidney and empty into the urinary bladder.

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

Coeyne mentions duplication of the ureters on both sides.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

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