| abdominal part of ureter | The part of the ureter between the renal pelvis and the brim of the pelvis. Synonym: pars abdominalis ureteris. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| medially deviated ureter | <radiology> Retroperitoneal fibrosis, pelvic lipomatosis, abdomino-perineal resection, retrocaval ureter, normal variant (12 Dec 1998) |
| pelvic part of ureter | The part of the ureter between the brim of the pelvis and the urinary bladder; the upper pelvic portion of the embryologic urogenital sinus. Synonym: pars pelvina ureteris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retrocaval ureter | <radiology> Ureter courses behind and medial to IVC, with or without ureteral obstruction subcardinal vein, IVC usually formed from supracardinal veins (12 Dec 1998) |
| retroiliac ureter | Congenital defect where the ureter passes deep to the iliac artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mucosa of ureter | The inner layer of the ureter. Synonym: tunica mucosa ureteris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| constrictions of ureter | Normal physiological narrowings of the ureter observable in a pyelogram; the uppermost occurs at the origin of the ureter from the renal pelvis; a second occurs as the ureter crosses the iliac vessels and pelvic brim; the inferiormost occurs as the ureter penetrates the wall of the urinary bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| muscular coat of ureter | Muscular layer of the ureteric wall. Synonym: tunica muscularis ureteris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postcaval ureter | Congenital defect where the right ureter passes deep to the inferior vena cava on its descent to the bladder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| curlicue ureter | Term given to the radiographic appearance of an opacified ureter, herniated through the sciatic foramen; a very rare condition. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ectopic ureter | Opens somewhere other than the bladder wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ureter | The tube passing from each kidney to the bladder for the conveyance of urine. Its average length is 25 to 30 centimetres. (27 Sep 1997) |
| air bladder | 1. <anatomy> An air sac, sometimes double or variously lobed, in the visceral cavity of many fishes. It originates in the same way as the lungs of air-breathing vertebrates, and in the adult may retain a tubular connection with the pharynx or oesophagus. 2. A sac or bladder full of air in an animal or plant; also an air hole in a casting. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| allantoic bladder | A type of bladder formed as an outgrowth of the cloaca. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apex of urinary bladder | The junction of the superior and anteroinferior surfaces of the bladder, continuous above with the median umbilical ligament. Synonym: apex vesicae. (05 Mar 2000) |