Ureter
| Definition: |
One of a pair of thick-walled tubes that transports urine from the KIDNEY PELVIS to the BLADDER. |
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do not confuse with URETHRA, espec in Romance lang: uretère (French), uréter (Span), uretere (Ital) = URETER, while urètre (French), uretra (Span), uretra (Ital) = URETHRA; /surg: consider URETEROSTOMY & URINARY DIVERSION (TN 189: probably do not index un |
Ureter Definitions and Terms
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