noun

ureter

YUR-uh-ter/ˈjʊrədər/

A tube that carries urine from a kidney to the bladder.

Each ureter carries urine from a kidney to the bladder.

An isolated accurate adult urinary-tract anatomical vignette: two bean-shaped kidneys above, TWO long narrow ureters separately descend to the bladder below, and one short urethra leaves bottom of bladder.

Etymology

Greek oureter named the kidney’s urinary duct and came from a verb meaning “to urinate.” The anatomical meaning remains specific: the passage carrying urine from a kidney to the bladder.

In context

Kidney Cancer14:23

then the second step is to divide the ureter the basically the tube that runs from the kidney down to the bladder

Kidney Cancer Association

More examples

A kidney stone can become lodged in a ureter.
Most people have two ureters, one for each kidney.
The surgeon places a stent inside the blocked ureter.

Forms

ureter · ureters

ureteral adjective — Relating to or involving a ureter.