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ureter

/jʊəˈɹiːtə(ɹ)/

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From Ancient Greek οὐρητήρ (ourētḗr).

noun ureters

Either of the two long, narrow ducts that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.

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noun narrow duct that carries urine from the kidneys

Español	uréter
한국어	수뇨관 sunyogwan
日本語	尿管 nyōkan, 輸尿管 yunyōkan
中文	輸尿管 /输尿管 shūniàoguǎn
हिन्दी	मूत्रनली mūtranlī
Português	uréter, ureter
Français	uretère
Deutsch	Harnleiter, Ureter
Italiano	uretere
Română	ureter
Русский	мочето́чник močetóčnik, уретра uretra
Tiếng Việt	ống dẫn đái, niệu quản
العربية	حَالِب ḥālib
עברית	שׁוֹפְכָן shofkhán

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@misc{ureter_2026,
  title = {ureter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ureter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}