English > ureter: 1 sense > noun 1, bodyMeaning | Either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder. |
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Part of | urinary tract | The organs and tubes involved in the production and excretion of urine |
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urogenital system, urogenital apparatus, urinary system, urinary apparatus, genitourinary system, genitourinary apparatus, systema urogenitale, apparatus urogenitalis | The system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine |
Broader | duct, epithelial duct, canal, channel | A bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance |
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Spanish | uréter |
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Catalan | urèter |
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