Ureter (Noun)
Meaning
Either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder.
Classification
Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The doctor examined the ureter to ensure that the stone had passed completely from the kidney.
- Each kidney has one ureter that carries urine from the renal pelvis to the bladder.
- During the procedure, the surgeon inserted a small instrument into the ureter to break up the blockage.
- In this case, the patient had only one functioning kidney, and a blocked ureter put her entire urinary system at risk.
- An imaging test was ordered to visualize the ureter and identify the cause of the recurrent urinary tract infections.