Definitions for ureterocele

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. ureterocele(noun)

    prolapse of the end of the ureter into the bladder; may obstruct urine flow

Wiktionary

  1. ureterocele(Noun)

    A congenital abnormality of the urinary bladder, in which the distal ureter balloons at its opening into the bladder, forming a pouch.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Ureterocele

    A cystic dilatation of the end of a URETER as it enters into the URINARY BLADDER. It is characterized by the ballooning of the ureteral orifice into the lumen of the bladder and may obstruct urine flow.


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