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Ureter

The ureters are tubes composed of smooth muscle that transport urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder. In adult humans, the ureters are typically 20–30 centimeters long and 3–4 millimeters in diameter. They are lined with urothelial cells, a form of transitional epithelium, and feature an extra layer of smooth muscle in the lower third to aid…

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Artery
Superior vesical artery, vaginal artery, ureteral branches of renal artery
FMA
9704
Greek
οὐρητήρ
Latin
ureter
MeSH
D014513
Nerve
Ureteric plexus

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Ureter

Nodes181
Edges180
Triples128
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.01105
Components1

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Ureter

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related to history · 12
Ureter → AD, Ancient Greek, Bartolomeo Eustachi, English, Following, Galen, Hippocrates, However, It, Jacques Dubois, Kidney, The
related to Anatomical and surgical abnormalities · 11
Ureter → Associated, Blockage, Congenital, CT, If, Medical, Narrowing, Some, These, Things, This
related to Reflux · 11
Ureter → Cohen's, EU, Factors, If, Management, One, This, UK, US, Vesicoureteral, Whether
related to Cancer · 10
Ureter → After, Cancer, CT, If, Investigations, It, Prognosis, Ureteral, Urothelial, When
related to Nerve supply · 10
Ureter → L1, L2, S2-4, Sensation, T11, T9, The, These, This, When
related to Ureteral stones · 7
Ureter → CT, It, Management, Most, Pain, Small, The
related to Imaging · 6
Ureter → CT, Dye, More, Several, Ultrasound, Ureteroscopy
related to Structure · 6
Ureter → From, Here, In, The, They, This
related to Development · 5
Ureter → Eventually, Finally, Over, The, This
related to Function · 4
Ureter → It, The, Ultrasound, Urine

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ureters bladder urine urinary kidney may kidneys pelvis arteries tract renal called stones imaging cancer common lower blood abdomen part

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
UreterArterySuperior vesical artery, vaginal artery, ureteral branches of renal artery1.00infobox
UreterFMA97041.00infobox
UreterGreekοὐρητήρ1.00infobox
UreterLatinureter1.00infobox
UreterMeSHD0145131.00infobox
UreterNerveUreteric plexus1.00infobox
UreterPrecursorUreteric bud1.00infobox
UreterSystemUrinary system1.00infobox
UreterTA233941.00infobox
UreterTA98A08.2.01.0011.00infobox
X-rayinstance ofand only since the development of medical imaging in the 20th century that techniques0.80text
CTinstance ofand only since the development of medical imaging in the 20th century that techniques0.80text

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