First Known Use: 1543
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ureter
noun ure·ter \ˈyu̇r-ə-tər, yu̇-ˈrē-tər\
Definition of URETER
: 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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Origin of URETER
New Latin, from Greek ourētēr, from ourein to urinate — more at urine
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ureter
noun ure·ter \ˈyu̇r-ət-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
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