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ectopic ureter

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ectopic ureter,
a ureter that opens in a place other than the bladder wall. In women it may open into the vestibule, terminal urethra, vagina, cervix, or uterine cavity. In men it invariably enters the genital or urinary tract above the level of the external sphincter.

ureter
the fibromuscular tube through which the urine passes from the kidney to the bladder.

ectopic ureter
an abnormally placed opening of the ureter, either into the urinary bladder or at another site in the lower urinary or genital tract. There is usually constant dribbling of urine and commonly an associated pyuria.


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