URETER


Meaning of URETER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈyu̇r-ə-tər, yu̇-ˈrē-tər ]

noun

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

Date: 1543

: a duct that carries away the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca

• ure·ter·al yu̇-ˈrē-tə-rəl also ure·ter·ic ˌyu̇r-ə-ˈter-ik adjective

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