ureter
[ yoo-ree-ter ]
/ yʊˈri tər /
noun Anatomy, Zoology.
a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca.
Origin of ureter
1570–80; < New Latin < Greek
ourētḗr, equivalent to
ourē- (verbid stem of
oureîn to
urinate) +
-tēr noun suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM ureter
u·re·ter·al, u·re·ter·ic [yoo r-i-ter-ik] /ˌyʊər ɪˈtɛr ɪk/, adjective post·u·re·ter·al, adjective post·u·re·ter·ic, adjectiveWords nearby ureter
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British Dictionary definitions for ureters
ureter
/ (jʊˈriːtə) /
noun
the tube that conveys urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder or cloaca
Derived forms of ureter
ureteral or ureteric (ˌjʊərɪˈtɛrɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for ureter
C16: via New Latin from Greek
ourētēr, from
ourein to
urinate
Medical definitions for ureters
ureter
[ yu-rē′tər, yur′ĭ-tər ]
n.
The long narrow duct that conveys urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder.
Other words from ureter
u•re′ter•al null adj.Scientific definitions for ureters
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.
Cultural definitions for ureters
ureters
[ (yoor-uh-tuhrz, yoo-ree-tuhrz) ]
The tubes that carry urine from each kidney to the urinary bladder.