Word Study
Ureter
CIDE DICTIONARY
Ureter, n. [NL., fr. Gr. . See Urine.].
The duct which conveys the urine from the kidney to the bladder or cloaca. There are two ureters, one for each kidney. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Ureter, n. the duct by which urine passes from the kidney to the bladder or cloaca.
Derivative
ureteral adj. ureteric adj. ureteritis n.
Etymology
F uret{egrave}re or mod.L ureter f. Gk oureter f. oureo urinate
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