Ureterocele


ureterocele u·re·ter·o·cele (yu-rē’tə-rō-sēl’)
n.
Saccular dilation of the terminal portion of the ureter at the entrance into the urinary bladder, due to a congenital stricture of the ureteral meatus.

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