ureter/o
ureter
From Greek oureter, ureter, from ourein, to urinate
Meaning
What does ureter/o mean?
ureter/o is a root meaning ureter. It comes from Greek oureter, ureter, from ourein, to urinate.
Inside words it is spelled ureter.
Two ureters carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder; one urethra drains the bladder to the outside.
In real words
Medical words with ureter/o
ureteroscopy
looking inside a ureter with a thin scope passed up through the urethra and bladder, often to find or remove stones
a pouch-like bulge at the lower end of a ureter where it enters the bladder, usually present from birth
relating to the bladder and ureters, as in vesicoureteral reflux, when urine flows back up from the bladder
hydroureter
abnormal widening of a ureter because it is filled with urine
ureterostenosis
narrowing of a ureter, the tube that carries urine from a kidney to the bladder
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Kidneys and bladder
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