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Webster 1913 Edition


Ureter


U-re′ter

(?; 277)
,
Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK]. 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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ureter

U'RETER

,
Noun.
[Gr. See Urine.]
A tube conveying the urine from the kidney to the bladder. There are two ureters, one on each side.

Definition 2024


ureter

ureter

See also: uréter and uretër

English

Noun

ureter (plural ureters)

  1. (anatomy) Either of the two long, narrow ducts that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.

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Portuguese

Noun

ureter m (plural ureteres)

  1. Alternative form of uréter