Ureters

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The tubes that carry urine from the kidneys to the bladder are known as these structures
2. These slender ducts are responsible for transporting urine away from the renal pelvis toward the urinary bladder
3. The anatomical conduits that facilitate the drainage of urine from each kidney into the bladder are referred to as these tubes

Etymology: "Ureters" is the plural of "ureter," the anatomical term for each of the two tubes that carry urine from a kidney to the bladder. The singular comes from the Greek "ourētēr," meaning a urinary passage or urinal, from "ourein," "to urinate," which is itself related to "ouron," "urine." English adopted the term through scientific Latin, where Greek roots were the usual source for anatomical names.