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noun
A congenital abnormality of the urinary bladder, in which the distal ureter balloons at its opening into the bladder, forming a pouch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
prolapse of the end of the ureter into the bladder; may obstruct urine flow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: prolapse, prolapsus, descensus
History
From uretero- + -cele.
