Look up: ureter

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   Ureter
   The Ureters are two membranous tubes which carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder in vertebrates.
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   ureter
   [n] - either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
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   Ureter
   The tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder.
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   Ureter
   (ureters) Tubes which carry urine from each kidney to the bladder.
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   Ureter
   A long muscular tube which connects each kidney to the bladder
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   ureter
   One of two long tubes which transport urine from the kidney to the bladder
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   Ureter
   Tubes which take urine from the kidney to the bladder
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   Ureter
   Ureter: A tube that carries urine down from the kidney to the bladder. There are normally two kidneys so there are accordingly two ureters under normal circumstances, one ureter coming from each kidney conveying urine to the bladder.
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   ureter
   the duct conveying urine from the kidney to the bladder Category: Medicine
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    ureter
    The tube passing from each kidney to the bladder for the conveyance of urine. Its average length is 25 to 30 centimetres. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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    ureter
    noun either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder
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    Ureter
    In human anatomy, the `ureters` are the ducts that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder, passing anterior to the psoas major. The ureters are muscular tubes that can propel urine along by the motions of peristalsis. In the adult, the ureters are usually 25-30cm long. In humans, the ureters enter the bladder through the back, running within the wall of the bladder for a few centimetres. The backflow of urine is prevented by valves...
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    ureter
    (u-re´tәr) (u´rә-tәr) the fibromuscular tube, 41 to 46 cm long, through which the urine passes from the kidney to the bladder. As urine is produced by each kidney, it passes into the ureter, which, by contracting rhythmically, forces the urine along and empties it in spurts into the bl...
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    Ureter
    • (n.) The duct which conveys the urine from the kidney to the bladder or cloaca. There are two ureters, one for each kidney.
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    ureter
    one of two ducts that transmit urine from each kidney to the bladder. Each ureter is a narrow tube that is about 12 inches (30 cm) long. A ureter ... [10 related articles]
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    ureter
    The tube that conducts the urine from the renal pelvis to the bladder; it consists of an abdominal part and a pelvic part, is lined with transitional epithelium surrounded by smooth muscle, both circular and longitudinal, and is covered externally by a tunica adventitia. [G. ourtr, urinary canal]
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    ureter
    Each ureter is a small tube, 25–30 cm long, that carries urine from the renal pelvis in the kidney to the urinary bladder. It descends from the renal pelvis, along the posterior abdominal wall, behind the parietal peritoneum, and enters the urinary bladder on the posterior inferior surface. Th...
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    ureter
    ureter (yoorē'tur) , thick-walled tube that conveys urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder. It is approximately 10 in. (25.4 cm) long, with the upper half located in the abdomen and the lower half in the pelvic region. Urine is transported down this tube under the impetus of gravity ...
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    Ureter
    The tube that connects the kidneys to the bladder.
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