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ureter

ure·ter

UK/jʊəˈɹiːtə(ɹ)/ uncommon

noun

1.

either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder

Origin

From Ancient Greek οὐρητήρ (ourētḗr).

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