U-rē'ter, n.

(Synop., §130), n. [N. Lat., from Gr. οὐρητήρ, the same as οὐρήθρα, the passage of the urine, but also the urinary duct, from οὐρεῖν, to make water, from οὖρον, urine; Fr. uretère, Sp. & It. uretere.] (Anat.) The excretory duct of the kidney, a tube conveying the urine from the kidney to the bladder. There are two ureters, one on each side.