uretero-, ureter-

A surgical operation in which a connection between the pelvis and the ureter is created: Because Mr. Fisk was suffering from a blockage in the kidney, he underwent a ureteropyelostomy to allow normal urine drainage from the kidney.

An inflation of the ureter that produces pus: A condition of ureteropyosis can be caused by a urinary tract infection or a kidney infection.

Relating to the connection of the ureter to the rectum: A ureterorectal fistula can be described as a pathological linkage that grows between the rectum and the ureter.

Ureterorectal fistulas can be due to pelvic surgery, radiation therapy, or by trauma.

The discharge or the bleeding from a ureter; ureteral bleeding: In Susan's book on medicine, she read about causes of ureterorrhagia being trauma, kidney stones, inflammation, or tumors in the urinary tract.

In medicine, the surgical operation of stitching or suturing a ureter: A ureterorrhaphy is necessary to repair a wound, a tear, or fistula

Stricture of a ureter: Dr. Smith told Mrs. Hathaway, that her pains came from a condition of ureterostenosis in which there was a narrowing or blockage had formed in the ureter.

The formation of a soma for a ureter or for a kidney: In medical school, Thomas learned about the procedure of a ureterostomy in which an opening was created for the discharge of urine from the ureter.

A surgical procedure involving the incision of the ureter: A ureterotomy involves a small cut right near or over the blockage to remove the stone or repair the narrow tract followed by the closure of the area.

Referring to an operation concerning the linkage of two parts of the ureter, or connection between two ureters: Sally learned that a ureteroureteral anastomosis was a procedure whereby two ends of a damaged ureter are sewn back together or when only one ureter is linked to the side of another healthy ureter in order to secure the normal urine flow.

A surgical procedure in which the two ureters are linked together: A ureteroureterostomy is important when a damaged, diseased, or obstructed section of the ureter needs to be bypassed.

In anatomy, pertaining to the uterus and the ureter: The ureterouterine relationship between the female ureter and the crossing spot, and the blood vessel or artery that provides the uterus within the pelvis.

Concerning the vagina and the ureter: An unusual ureterovaginal connection, like a fistula, can exist between a ureter and the vagina.

The symptoms of such a condition can be a continuous watery vaginal discharge or an ongoing urinary incontinence after a pelvic surgery that was performed recently.