ureter

[yoo-ree-ter] /yʊˈri tər/
noun, Anatomy, Zoology
1.
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
Related forms
ureteral, ureteric
[yoo r-i-ter-ik] /ˌyʊər ɪˈtɛr ɪk/ (Show IPA), adjective
postureteral, adjective
postureteric, adjective
Examples from the web for ureters
  • Urine flows from each kidney, through tubes called ureters, and into the bladder.
  • Urine flows from the kidney through the ureters into the urinary bladder where it is temporarily stored.
  • The ureters that drain urine from the kidneys are attached to one end of the bowel segment.
  • From the kidneys, urine flows from through thin tubes called ureters into the bladder.
  • The kidneys are part of the urinary system, which also includes the ureters and the bladder.
  • Urine flows out of the kidneys into the bladder through two long tubes called ureters.
  • The tumor may have become large enough to block the ureters of the kidney, which can cause the kidney to stop functioning.
  • The ureters are the tubes that carry urine from the renal pelvis to the bladder.
  • The substance outlines the kidneys, ureters, and bladder as it flows through the system and collects in the urine.
British Dictionary definitions for ureters

ureter

/jʊˈriːtə/
noun
1.
the tube that conveys urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder or cloaca
Derived Forms
ureteral, ureteric (ˌjʊərɪˈtɛrɪk) adjective
Word Origin
C16: via New Latin from Greek ourētēr, from ourein to urinate
Word Origin and History for ureters

ureter

1570s, from medical Latin ureter, from Greek oureter, from ourein "to urinate," from ouron (see urine).

ureters in Medicine

ureter u·re·ter (yu-rē'tər, yur'ĭ-tər)
n.
The long narrow duct that conveys urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder.

u·re'ter·al or u're·ter'ic (yur'ĭ-těr'ĭk) adj.
ureters in Science
ureter
  (y-rē'tər, yr'ĭ-tər)   
Either of two long, narrow ducts that in vertebrates carry urine from each kidney to the urinary bladder.
ureters in Culture
ureters [(yoor-uh-tuhrz, yoo-ree-tuhrz)]

The tubes that carry urine from each kidney to the urinary bladder.