Disease or Syndrome
ureter obstruction
u·re·ter ob·struc·tion [ yoo-ree-ter uhb-struhk-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Ureteral Diseases
Definitions related to ureteral obstruction:
  • (ureter obstruction) Blockage of the normal flow of urine in the ureter.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (ureter obstruction) Blockage or obstruction in the ureter, the fibromuscular tube which conveys urine from the kidney to the bladder.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A blockage in one or both ureters.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Blockage in any part of the URETER causing obstruction of urine flow from the kidney to the URINARY BLADDER. The obstruction may be congenital, acquired, unilateral, bilateral, complete, partial, acute, or chronic. Depending on the degree and duration of the obstruction, clinical features vary greatly such as HYDRONEPHROSIS and obstructive nephropathy.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Obstruction of the flow of urine through the ureter.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • A ureteral obstruction is a blockage in one or both of the tubes (ureters) that carry urine from your kidneys to your bladder. Ureteral obstruction can be curable. However, if it's not treated, symptoms can quickly move from mild - pain, fever and infection - to severe - loss of kidney function, sepsis and death.
    Mayo Clinic
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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