ureteropathy

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noun

A disease of the ureter.

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Meanings

nounureteropathy (countable and uncountable, plural ureteropathies)

plural ureteropathies

  1. countableuncountableA disease of the ureter.

    Perfusion pressure/flow studies will resolve any doubt regarding obstruction, and fluoroscopic evaluation of the dynamic status of the draining ureter will be valuable in such conditions as primary megaureter, and ureteropathies associated with bilharziasis and tuberculosis.

    1984, Tropical Urology And Renal Disease, page 40

Origin

From uretero- + -pathy.

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APA

ureteropathy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ureteropathy

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“ureteropathy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ureteropathy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ureteropathy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ureteropathy.

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