ureter

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/jʊˈriːtə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(yŏŏ rē′tər)


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u•re•ter  (yŏŏ rē′tər),USA pronunciation n. [Anat., Zool.]
  1. Anatomy, Zoologya muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca. See diag. under kidney. 
  • Greek ourēté̄r, equivalent. to ourē- (verbid stem of oureîn to urinate) + -tēr noun, nominal suffix
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1570–80;
u•re′ter•al, u•re•ter•ic  (yŏŏr′i ter′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ureter / jʊˈriːtə/
  1. the tube that conveys urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder or cloaca
Etymology: 16th Century: via New Latin from Greek ourētēr, from ourein to urinateuˈreteral, ureteric / ˌjʊərɪˈtɛrɪk/
'ureter' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
anuresis - pelvis - postureteric - pyoureter - renal pelvis - ureterolithotomy - ureterostomy - urethra - uretic

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