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ureter

u·re·ter [ y rtər, yrətər ] (plural u·re·ters)


noun 
Definition:
 
urinary duct: either of a pair of ducts that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder in mammals or to the common cavity for wastes cloaca in lower vertebrate animals

[Late 16th century. Via modern Latin< Greek ourētēr< ourein "urinate" < ouron "urine"]

u·re·ter·al [ y rtərəl ] adjective
u·re·ter·ic [ yrə térrik ] adjective
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