Definition of "ureter" []

• The long, narrow duct that conveys urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder or cloaca. (noun)

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• "The opening of the rectum, like that of the ureter, is within the penumostome."
• "Urine is produced in the kidney and flows down a small tube called the ureter into the bladder."
• "A tube, called the ureter, passes out from the concave border of each kidney, turns downwards, and enters the bladder in the basin of the pelvis."