Main Entry: ure·ter

Pronunciation: \ˈyu̇r-ət-ər, yu̇-ˈrēt-ər\

Function: noun

: either of the paired ducts that carry away urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca and that in humans are slender membranous epithelium-lined flat tubes about sixteen inches (41 centimeters) long which open above into the pelvis of a kidney and below into the back part of the same side of the bladder at a very oblique angle

[ureter illustration]