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ureter
[ yoo-ree-ter ]
noun
- a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca.
ureter
/ ˌjʊərɪˈtɛrɪk; jʊˈriːtə /
noun
- the tube that conveys urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder or cloaca
ureter
/ -ŧ′ə,r′ĭ-ə /
- Either of two long, narrow ducts that in vertebrates carry urine from each kidney to the urinary bladder.
Derived Forms
- ˈٱ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ··ٱ· ··ٱ· [y, oo, r-i-, ter, -ik], adjective
- post···ٱ· adjective
- post···ٱ· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of ureter1
Example Sentences
We waited anxiously as Montgomery and his colleagues connected the pig kidney's blood vessels and ureter to the decedent's.
Forty-five minutes later, a golden drop of urine emerged from the ureter that would normally feed from the kidney to the bladder.
She had a blockage in her ureter, the tube that connects kidneys to the bladder.
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.
The ureter from the right pelvic kidney entered the bladder on the right side.
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