ureter

[ yoo-ree-ter ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Anatomy, Zoology.

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

/ y-rē′tər,yr′ĭ-tər /

Either of two long, narrow ducts that in vertebrates carry urine from each kidney to the urinary bladder.

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Derived Forms

uˈreteral, adjective

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Other Words From

u·re·ter·al u·re·ter·ic [y, oo, r-i-, ter, -ik], adjective
post·u·re·ter·al adjective
post·u·re·ter·ic adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ureter¹

First recorded in 1570–80; from New Latin ūrētēr, from Greek ourētḗr, equivalent to ourē- (derivative stem of oureîn) + -tēr noun suffix; urinate )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ureter¹

C16: via New Latin from Greek ourētēr, from ourein to urinate

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