Definitions for ureteryʊˈri tər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
u•re•teryʊˈri tər(n.)
a duct that conveys urine from a kidney to the bladder in mammals or to the cloaca in other vertebrates.
Category: Anatomy, Zoology
Origin of ureter:
1570–80; < NL < Gk urinate
u•re′ter•alˌyʊər ɪˈtɛr ɪk(adj.)
u•re•ter•icˌyʊər ɪˈtɛr ɪk(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
ureter(noun)
either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
Wiktionary
ureter(Noun)
Either of the two long, narrow ducts that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
Webster Dictionary
Ureter(noun)
the duct which conveys the urine from the kidney to the bladder or cloaca. There are two ureters, one for each kidney
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Ureter
One of a pair of thick-walled tubes that transports urine from the KIDNEY PELVIS to the URINARY BLADDER.
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