Letter U

Ureter

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A tube that carries urine down from the kidney to the bladder.</P> There are normally two kidneys so there are accordingly two ureters under normal circumstances, one ureter coming from each kidney conveying urine to the bladder.</P> NTER><IMG height=447 alt=Ureter src='http://images.medicinenet.com/images/illustrations/urinary_structures.jpg' width=393 border=0></CENTER>

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