Published January 14, 2016. FoxNews.com. Nominations for the 88th annual Academy Awards were announced this morning. Many of the names called out were foregone conclusions: âSpotlightâ for Best Picture, Leonardo DiCaprio in âThe Revenantâ for Best Actor, and Cate Blanchett in âCarolâ for Best Actress.
A ureterocele is a dilation of the area where the ureter inserts into the bladder. Ureteroceles are a congenital abnormality which means they are present at birth. It is unknown exactly why ureteroceles form, but it is thought to be due to an abnormality of the formation of the ureter tube as it inserts into the bladder.
Meaning: Either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder. Classified under: Nouns denoting body parts. Hypernyms (ureter is a kind of...): canal; channel; duct; epithelial duct (a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance) Holonyms (ureter is a part of...):