How to Use ureter in a Sentence

ureter

noun

• Your urine goes through tubes called ureters to the bladder.
  — Kimberly Truong, SELF, 16 Mar. 2019
• The upper urinary tract consists of your kidneys and ureters—the tubes that lead to your bladder.
  — Samantha Lauriello, Health, 25 Aug. 2023
• At the same time, the doctor found a massive kidney stone, which was the result of the endometriosis blocking my ureter, so a stent had to be put in.
  — Essence, 14 Mar. 2019
• Before the surgery, Mayo printed a 3-D model of the girl’s pelvis, scaled to size and showing her bladder, veins, blood vessels, ureters and the tumor.
  — Aili McConnon, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2017
• Some stones remain small, and don't cause any pain, while others can travel into the ureter, which connects the kidney and the bladder.
  — Jessica Taylor Price, Teen Vogue, 28 Oct. 2018
• Well, typically the bacteria make its way into the kidneys through the ureters, which is the tube that connects the bladder to the kidneys.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 30 Dec. 2019
• Kidney stones are rock-hard mineral and salt deposits that form inside your kidneys and that may get stuck in the ureter and cause a blockage.
  — Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 22 Feb. 2018
• The transplant included the attachments to the renal arteries and veins as well as the ureter, which carries urine from the kidney to the bladder.
  — Alex Knapp, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
• These adhesions can engulf or bind the bladder, the intestines, the ureter tubes leading to the kidneys and other pelvic organs.
  — Jena Pincott, Scientific American, 1 June 2018
• Watching the dark-yellow fluid drip from the ureter into a clear cup, Locke knew things could easily go south later on.
  — Elizabeth Svoboda, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2023
• Rarely, endometriosis can invade other organs, such as the bowel, bladder or ureter (the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder), and potentially cause other serious health problems.
  — Katherine Hobson, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020
• Symptoms can vary depending on the area; an infection in your urethra/ureters can cause burning with urination accompanied by abnormal discharge and cloudy pee.
  — Lindsey Lanquist, SELF, 23 Feb. 2018
• Kidney stones consist of solid pieces of material that crystallize in the kidney, ureters or bladder due to genetic and environmental factors.
  — Tara Subramaniam, CNN, 15 June 2023
• At St. Christopher’s Hospital, a pediatric nephrologist delivered sober news: The baby’s kidneys were abnormal, and his ureters were distorted.
  — Anndee Hochman, Philly.com, 23 Aug. 2017

Last Updated: 23 Aug 2024