ureter
[ yoo-ree-ter ]
nounAnatomy, Zoology.
a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca.
Origin of ureter
1First recorded in 1570–80; from New Latin ūrētēr, from Greek ourētḗr, equivalent to ourē- (derivative stem of oureîn) + -tēr noun suffix; see urinate)
Other words from ureter
- u·re·ter·al, u·re·ter·ic [yoor-i-ter-ik], /ˌyʊər ɪˈtɛr ɪk/, adjective
- post·u·re·ter·al, adjective
- post·u·re·ter·ic, adjective
Words that may be confused with ureter
- ureter , urethra
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British Dictionary definitions for ureter
ureter
/ (jʊˈriːtə) /
noun
the tube that conveys urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder or cloaca
Origin of ureter
1C16: via New Latin from Greek ourētēr, from ourein to urinate
Derived forms of ureter
- ureteral or ureteric (ˌjʊərɪˈtɛrɪk), adjective
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Scientific definitions for ureter
ureter
[ yu-rē′tər, yur′ĭ-tər ]
Either of two long, narrow ducts that in vertebrates carry urine from each kidney to the urinary bladder.
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