
Meaning of URETER
Pronunciation: | | yûu'reetur
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| Definition: | | [n] either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder |
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| See Also: | | apparatus urogenitalis, canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct, genitourinary apparatus, genitourinary system, systema urogenitale, urinary apparatus, urinary system, urinary tract, urogenital apparatus, urogenital system | |
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| Definition: | | \U*re"ter\ (?; 277), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See {Urine}.]
(Anat.)
The duct which conveys the urine from the kidney to the
bladder or cloaca. There are two ureters, one for each
kidney.
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Medical Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder. |
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