ureter
noun
ure·ter
ˈyu̇r-ə-tər 
yu̇-ˈrē-tər
yu̇-ˈrē-tər
: either of the paired ducts that carry away the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca
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Stage 2 is when the stone moves into one of the tubes, called a ureter, that passes urine from the kidneys to the bladder.
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Jay N. Yepuri, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
And while there have been no permanent complications, several donors have had damage to their bladder or ureter.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2024
Joann Catlett, 47, was incapacitated for six months after a hysterectomy during which her ureter, the duct that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder, was cut.
—Holly Baltz, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024
Medications: Prescription medications such as Flomax (tamsulosin) can relax the ureter and help pass the stone.
—Sarah Jividen, Health, 17 July 2024
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Jay N. Yepuri, Verywell Health, 21 Oct. 2024
And while there have been no permanent complications, several donors have had damage to their bladder or ureter.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2024
Joann Catlett, 47, was incapacitated for six months after a hysterectomy during which her ureter, the duct that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder, was cut.
—Holly Baltz, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2024
Medications: Prescription medications such as Flomax (tamsulosin) can relax the ureter and help pass the stone.
—Sarah Jividen, Health, 17 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for ureter
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“Ureter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ureter. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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ureter
noun
ure·ter
ˈyu̇r-ət-ər
: a tube that carries urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca
Medical Definition
ureter
noun
ure·ter
ˈyu̇r-ət-ər
yu̇-ˈrēt-ər
yu̇-ˈrēt-ər
: 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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