What it means
Each kidney has one ureter, a narrow muscular tube that squeezes urine down into the bladderBLAD-erThe hollow, stretchy organ in the lower belly that stores urine until it leaves the body.cyst/o bladder (as in cystitis)Full entry . A kidney stone that gets stuck in a ureter blocks the flow and causes severe pain in the side or back that can spread to the groin. The ureters can be injured during surgery in the pelvis.
Remember it
Ureter comes before urethra in the alphabet and in the body: kidney, ureter, bladder, urethra, out.
At a glance
| Spanish | uréter |
|---|---|
| Also written | ureters, ureteral |
Easy to confuse with
urethra
The tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body.
Related terms
renal
Relating to the kidneys.
bladder
The hollow, stretchy organ in the lower belly that stores urine until it leaves the body.
urinary tract
The organs that make, carry, store and pass urine: the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra.
urethra
The tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body.