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u·re·ter

 (yo͝o-rē′tər, yo͝or′ĭ-tər)
n.
The long, narrow duct that conveys urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder or cloaca.

[New Latin ūrētēr, from Greek ourētēr, from ourein, to urinate.]

u·re′ter·al, u′re·ter′ic (yo͝or′ĭ-tĕr′ĭk) adj.
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ureter

(jʊˈriːtə)
n
(Anatomy) the tube that conveys urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder or cloaca
[C16: via New Latin from Greek ourētēr, from ourein to urinate]
uˈreteral, ureteric adj
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u•re•ter

(yʊˈri tər)

n.
a duct that conveys urine from a kidney to the bladder in mammals or to the cloaca in other vertebrates.
[1570–80; < New Latin < Greek urinate]
u•re′ter•al, u•re•ter•ic (ˌyʊər ɪˈtɛr ɪk) adj.
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u·re·ter

(yo͝o-rē′tər, yo͝or′ĭ-tər)
Either of two long, narrow ducts that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.ureter - either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladderureter - either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel - a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is released through a channel in the snake's fangs"
apparatus urogenitalis, genitourinary apparatus, genitourinary system, systema urogenitale, urinary apparatus, urinary system, urogenital apparatus, urogenital system - the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine
urinary tract - the organs and tubes involved in the production and excretion of urine
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Translations

ureter

[jʊəˈriːtəʳ] Nuréter m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ureter

nHarnleiter m, → Ureter m (spec)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ureter

[jʊəˈriːtəʳ] n (Anat) → uretere m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

u·re·ter

n. uréter, uno de los conductos que llevan la orina del riñón a la vejiga.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

ureter

n uréter m
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References in periodicals archive ?
However, The Urologist's ability to access the kidney in the operating room can transform PCNL to be carried out as a single-stage procedure, which inturn can minimize the transfer of patient to the radiology suit to place the tract after retrograde ureteric catheter insertion in the operating room, and then returning back to the operating room for the final step of stone-removal.
Summary: New Delhi [India], Apr 9 (ANI): A team of doctors and a surgery robot named Da Vinci removed the world's largest ureteric stone by surgery on March 23 in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, here.
Analysis of literature revealed a stone free rate of 81% for URS treatment of proximal ureteric stones.
For ureteral stent placement procedure, antegrade pyelography containing whole ureteric segments and the ureterovesical junction was performed by contrast material injection via the nephrostomy catheter, and pathology of the ureter such as stricture, occlusion, or leakage was demonstrated.
The department of Gynecology and Obstetrics is also needed laparoscope with all accessories, CTG machine, vaginal delivery sets, infant warmer, delivery table portable warmer, suction machine, ECG machine, ureteric catheter, steams and other instruments.
Objective: To investigate and compare the effectiveness of tamsulosin versus standard medical therapy (SMT) for conservative management of ureteric stones in terms of time needed for stone expulsion, reduction in pain episodes and stone expulsion rates.
It can identify ureteric stones with an efficacy up to 57.3% and 81.3% without and with hydronephrosis respectively.6 Ultrasound imaging is less sensitive than CT for detecting of ureteric stones, but it recommended as the first choice imaging modality especially in pregnant and pediatric patients.7 This study aimed to determine the effect of grades of hydronephrosis on the detection rate of urinary stones as the most common cause.
Triphasic computerized tomography scan of a coronal image of central ureteric filling defect.
Ureteral stenting (double-J stents and ureteric catheters) is traditionally performed under general anaesthesia (GA) with fluoroscopic guidance.
We conducted a retrospective review for adult patients with renal or ureteric stones, treated with ESWL at Armed Forces Hospital (AFH), Oman, between January 2015 and December 2016.
Radiological work up of UTI is very important in the child for diagnosis the disease, diagnosis of congenital defect like vesico ureteric reflex etc and also help in diagnosis of the actual disease.