URETER

ureter

(noun) either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ureter (plural ureters)

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

Anagrams

• Reuter, Rueter

Source: Wiktionary


U*re"ter, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Urine.] (Anat.)

Definition: The duct which conveys the urine from the kidney to the bladder or cloaca. There are two ureters, one for each kidney.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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