URETER


Meaning of URETER in English

— ureteral, ureteric /yoor'i ter"ik/ , adj.

/yoo ree"teuhr/ , n. Anat., Zool.

a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca. See diag. under kidney .

[ 1570-80; ouretér, equiv. to oure- (verbid s. of oureîn to URINATE) + -ter n. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .