Terminology Service for NFDI4Health

ureteral orifice

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The slit-like opening of either ureter into the bladder; normally, the two ureteral orifices are placed at the posterolateral angles of the urinary bladder trigone while the internal urethral orifice is placed at its anteroinferior angle (apex); wide gaping usually indicates vesicoureteral reflux [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orifice_of_ureter ]

Term info

Label

ureteral orifice

Synonyms
  • Mercier's bar
  • orifice of ureter
  • orificium ureteris
  • ostium ureteris
  • ureteral meatus
  • ureteral opening
  • ureteric orifice
  • ureteric ostium
  • ureterovesical orifice
database cross reference
Subsets

pheno_slim

latin term
ostium ureteris [ MP : 0011783 ]

latin term
orificium ureteris [ MP : 0011783 ]

editor note

TODO - add relationship to junction

id

UBERON:0012303