megaureter
congenital dilatation of the
ureter; it may be either a primary condition or secondary to something else. Called also
megaloureter.
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u·re·ter·ec·ta·si·a
(yū-rē'tĕr-ek-tā'zē-ă), Dilation of a ureter.
[ureter + G. ektasis, a stretching out]
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megaureter
A condition characterised by dilation of the ureter, which is more common in males, often bilateral and typically associated with other urogenital abnormalities. Therapy usually entails tunnelled reimplantation to prevent reflux.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
megaureter
A large ureter of any etiology, divided by some urologists into reflux megaureter, obstructed ureter and non-reflux or idiopathic megaureterMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
meg·a·lo·u·re·ter
, megaureter (megă-lō-yūrĕ-tĕr, megă-yūrĕ-tĕr) An enlarged dilated ureter.
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megaureter
Considerable widening of the tube carrying urine down from the kidney to the bladder (the ureter). This usually results from obstruction to outflow in the lower part of the ureter or from reflux of urine upwards from the bladder.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005