uréter

See also: ureter and uretër

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ureter

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /uˈɾɛ.teʁ/ [uˈɾɛ.teh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /uˈɾɛ.teʁ/ [uˈɾɛ.teh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /uˈɾɛ.teɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /uˈɾɛ.teʁ/ [uˈɾɛ.teχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /uˈɾɛ.teɻ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /uˈɾɛ.tɛɾ/

Noun

uréter m (plural uréteres)

1. (anatomy) ureter (narrow duct that carries urine from the kidneys)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek οὐρητήρ (ourētḗr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈɾeteɾ/ [uˈɾe.t̪eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eteɾ
• Syllabification: u‧ré‧ter

Noun

uréter m (plural uréteres)

1. ureter

Derived terms

• ureteral

 

Further reading

• “uréter”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16