Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > Ureter

Ureter

Thin walled tube that drains urine from the kidney to the bladder.

This is auto-generated content. You can help to improve it.
0
Improve it
  • Part of Speech: noun
  • Synonym(s):
  • Blossary:
  • Industry/Domain: Biology
  • Category: Urology
  • Company:
  • Product:
  • Acronym-Abbreviation:
More
Collect to Blossary

Other Languages:

More

Member comments

You have to log in to post to discussions.

Related terms

ureter
Biology; Cell biology

A muscular tube that transports urine by peristaltic contractions from the kidney to the bladder.

ureter
Biology; Urology

Thin walled tube that drains urine from the kidney to the bladder.

ureters
Health care; Kidney disease

Tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder.

ureters
Health care; Sexual health

The two tubes that lead from the kidneys to the bladder.

ureter
Health care; Cancer treatment

The tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder.

ureter
Biology; General

A muscular tube that transports urine by peristaltic contractions from the kidney to the bladder.

external beam radiation therapy
Biology; Urology

A 25-28 treatment protocol that utilizes External Beam Radiation. Approximately 6800-7400 rads of radiation energy is delivered to the Prostate. There can be some radiation effect ...

dihydrotestosterone (DHT)
Biology; Urology

A androgenic hormone that is thought to be responsible for the development of male sexual functions.

habit training
Biology; Urology

A behavioral technique that calls for scheduled toileting at regular intervals on a planned basis. Unlike bladder training, there is no systematic effort to motivate the patient ...

bladder training
Biology; Urology

A behavioral technique that teaches the patient to resist or inhibit the urge to urinate, and to urinate according to a schedule rather than urinating at the urge.

orchiectomy
Biology; Urology

The surgical removal of one or both of the testicles. It's often used as a type of hormone therapy for prostate cancer where one or both testicles are surgically removed to reduce ...

radical retropubic prostatectomy
Biology; Urology

The surgical removal of prostate through an abdominal incision. The prostate is completely removed. It is used to treat caner that is localized within the prostate gland. The ...

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L
  • 0

    Terms

  • 0

    Blossaries

  • 1

    Followers

Industry/Domain: Festivals Category: Christmas

Angels

Messengers of God who appeared to the Shepherds announcing the birth of Jesus.

Contributor

Featured blossaries

The Hunger Games

Category: Entertainment   2 19 Terms
Category:    1 0 Terms

Browers Terms By Category

TERMS

SOCIAL

EXTRAS

SOLUTIONS