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Ureter MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


MeSH Heading
Ureter
Tree Number(s)
A05.810.776
Unique ID
D014513
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014513
Annotation
do not confuse with URETHRA, espec in Romance lang: uretère (French), uréter (Span), uretere (Ital) = URETER, while urètre (French), uretra (Span), uretra (Ital) = URETHRA; /‌surg: consider URETEROSTOMY & URINARY DIVERSION (TN 189: probably do not index under URETER); ureteral catheterization: coord NIM with URINARY CATHETERIZATION (IM)
Scope Note
One of a pair of thick-walled tubes that transports urine from the KIDNEY PELVIS to the URINARY BLADDER.
Entry Term(s)
Ureters
NLM Classification #
WJ 400
See Also
Retrocaval Ureter
Ureteroscopy
Ureterostomy
Urinary Diversion
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2013/07/08
Ureter Preferred
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