Anatomy
ureter
u·re·ter [ yoo-ree-ter ]
Subclass of:
Urinary tract
Etymology:
Greek oureter, from ouron = urine + -ter = the instrument
Definitions related to ureter:
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Fibromuscular tube which conveys urine from the kidney to the bladder.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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One of a pair of thick-walled tubes that transports urine from the KIDNEY PELVIS to the URINARY BLADDER.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Organ with organ cavity which connects the renal sinus to the urinary bladder. Examples: There are only two ureters, the right and the left ureters.Digital AnatomistUniversity of Washington, 2003
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Organ with organ cavity, each instance of which connects some renal sinus to some urinary bladder. Examples: There are only two ureters, the right and the left ureters.Foundational Model of AnatomyUniversity of Washington, 2017
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The thick-walled tube that carries urine from each kidney to the bladder.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The tube that connects each kidney to the bladder.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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The tube that extends from each kidney to the urinary bladder.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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The ureters are muscular tubes--about 16 inches (40 centimeters) long--that attach at their upper end to the kidneys and at their lower end to the bladder.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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The ureters are paired muscular ducts with narrow lumina that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder. An understanding of the anatomic relations of the ureters is critical to the practice of urology, as well as to the disciplines of gynecologic, vascular, and general surgery.WebMD, 2019
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Ureter, duct that transmits urine from the kidney to the bladder. There normally is one ureter for each kidney. Each ureter is a narrow tube that is about 12 inches (30 cm) long. A ureter has thick contractile walls, and its diameter varies considerably at different points along its length. The...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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