: either of the paired ducts that carry away the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca
ureteral adjective
or less commonly ureteric

Examples of ureter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And while there have been no permanent complications, several donors have had damage to their bladder or ureter. Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2024 Joann Catlett, 47, was incapacitated for six months after a hysterectomy during which her ureter, the duct that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder, was cut. Holly Baltz, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024 Medications: Prescription medications such as Flomax (tamsulosin) can relax the ureter and help pass the stone. Sarah Jividen, Health, 17 July 2024 Stones can affect your kidneys and any part of the urinary tract, such as the bladder and ureter. Sarah Jividen, Health, 17 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for ureter 

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Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek ourētēr, from ourein to urinate — more at urine

First Known Use

1543, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ureter was in 1543

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Cite this Entry

“Ureter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ureter. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

ureter

noun
ure·​ter ˈyu̇r-ət-ər How to pronounce ureter (audio)
: a tube that carries urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca

Medical Definition

ureter

noun
: either of the paired ducts that carry away urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca and that in humans are slender membranous epithelium-lined flat tubes about sixteen inches (41 centimeters) long which open above into the pelvis of a kidney and below into the back part of the same side of the bladder at a very oblique angle

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