uréter

See also: ureter and uretër

Portuguese

Alternative forms

ureter

Pronunciation

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

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /uˈɾɛ.tɛɾ/

Noun

uréter m (plural uréteres)

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

Further reading

“uréter”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“uréter”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

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)

ureter

Derived terms

ureteral

Further reading

“uréter”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025