Noun: ureter yûr-i-tu(r) or yû'ree-tu(r)
- Either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
"Kidney stones can cause pain as they pass through the ureter"
Derived forms: ureters
Type of: canal, channel, duct, epithelial duct
Part of: apparatus urogenitalis, genitourinary apparatus, genitourinary system, systema urogenitale, urinary apparatus, urinary system, urinary tract, urogenital apparatus, urogenital system
Encyclopedia: Ureter