- plural of ureter.
ureters
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From here, the papillae deliver the filtrate, now called urine, into the minor calyces that eventually connect to the ureters through the renal pelvis.
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
The so-called urinary bladder is ventral to the intestine, in a position answering to that of the rabbit, but it has no connection with the ureters, and it is two-horned.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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