What it means
The path urine takes through the body. The kidneys filter the blood and make urine, the ureterYOOR-uh-terOne of the two tubes that carry urine from the kidneys down to the bladder.Full entry carry it down to 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 , the bladder stores it, and the urethrayoo-REE-thruhThe tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body.Full entry carries it out of the body. The upper tract is the kidneys and ureters; the lower tract is the bladder and urethra.
At a glance
| Spanish | vías urinarias |
|---|---|
| Also written | urinary-tract |
Related terms
urinary tract infection
An infection anywhere in the urinary tract: the kidneys, ureters, bladder or urethra.
renal
Relating to the kidneys.
bladder
The hollow, stretchy organ in the lower belly that stores urine until it leaves the body.
urinary
Having to do with urine or with the organs that make, store and pass urine.
urethra
The tube that carries urine from the bladder out of the body.
ureter
One of the two tubes that carry urine from the kidneys down to the bladder.