ureter

[ yoo-ree-ter ]

noun

, Anatomy, Zoology.

1. a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca.

ureter

/ ˌjʊərɪˈtɛrɪk; jʊˈriːtə /

noun

1. the tube that conveys urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder or cloaca

ureter

/ y-rē′tər,yr′ĭ-tər /

1. Either of two long, narrow ducts that in vertebrates carry urine from each kidney to the urinary bladder.

Derived Forms

• uˈreteral, adjective

Other Words From

• u·re·ter·al u·re·ter·ic [y, oo, r-i-, ter, -ik], adjective
• post·u·re·ter·al adjective
• post·u·re·ter·ic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ureter¹

First recorded in 1570–80; from New Latin ūrētēr, from Greek ourētḗr, equivalent to ourē- (derivative stem of oureîn) + -tēr noun suffix; urinate )

Word History and Origins

Origin of ureter¹

C16: via New Latin from Greek ourētēr, from ourein to urinate

Example Sentences

We waited anxiously as Montgomery and his colleagues connected the pig kidney's blood vessels and ureter to the decedent's.

From Scientific American

Forty-five minutes later, a golden drop of urine emerged from the ureter that would normally feed from the kidney to the bladder.

From Science Magazine

She had a blockage in her ureter, the tube that connects kidneys to the bladder.

From BBC

A major operation, autotransplant involves removing the affected kidney and ureter, the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder, and relocating it to the other side.

From Washington Post

The ureter from the right pelvic kidney entered the bladder on the right side.

From Fox News