| a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca. |
r, equiv. to ourē- (verbid s. of oureîn to urinate ) + -tēr n. suffix
ureter u·re·ter (y&oobreve;-rē'tər, y&oobreve;r'ĭ-tər)
n.
The long narrow duct that conveys urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder.
ureter (y -rē'tər, y r'ĭ-tər) Pronunciation Key
Either of two long, narrow ducts that in vertebrates carry urine from each kidney to the urinary bladder. |