ureter
noun
ure·ter
| \ ˈyu̇r-ə-tər
, yu̇-ˈrē-tər
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, yu̇-ˈrē-tər
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Definition of ureter
: either of the paired ducts that carry away the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca
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Other Words from ureter
ureteral
\ yu̇-ˈrē-tə-rəl
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or less commonly ureteric \ ˌyu̇r-ə-ˈter-ik
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adjective
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or less commonly ureteric \ ˌyu̇r-ə-ˈter-ik
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adjective
Examples of ureter in a Sentence
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Your urine goes through tubes called ureters to the bladder. — Kimberly Truong, SELF, "Is ‘Breaking the Seal’ When You Drink Alcohol Really a Thing?," 16 Mar. 2019 Some stones remain small, and don't cause any pain, while others can travel into the ureter, which connects the kidney and the bladder. — Jessica Taylor Price, Teen Vogue, "Simone Biles Competes at World Championships Despite Kidney Stone Pain," 28 Oct. 2018 Symptoms can vary depending on the area; an infection in your urethra/ureters can cause burning with urination accompanied by abnormal discharge and cloudy pee. — Lindsey Lanquist, SELF, "Is It Safe to Have Sex With a UTI?," 23 Feb. 2018 Kidney stones are rock-hard mineral and salt deposits that form inside your kidneys and that may get stuck in the ureter and cause a blockage. — Macaela Mackenzie, Allure, "Kidney Stone Symptoms and Causes That Everyone Needs to Know," 22 Feb. 2018 Before the surgery, Mayo printed a 3-D model of the girl’s pelvis, scaled to size and showing her bladder, veins, blood vessels, ureters and the tumor. — Aili Mcconnon, WSJ, "How 3-D Printing Is Changing Health Care," 12 Sep. 2017 At St. Christopher’s Hospital, a pediatric nephrologist delivered sober news: The baby’s kidneys were abnormal, and his ureters were distorted. — Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, "The Parent Trip: Greg and Paul Yorgey-Girdy of South Philadelphia," 23 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ureter.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for ureter
ureter
noun
ure·ter
| \ ˈyu̇r-ət-ər
, yu̇-ˈrēt-ər
\
, yu̇-ˈrēt-ər
\
Medical Definition of ureter
: 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