uˌreteˈrectomySurg. [f. as prec. + Gr. ἐκτοµή: see -tomy.] Surgical removal of a ureter. 1893Brit.Med.Jrnl.Epit. 1 Apr. 49/3 Ureterectomy. Reynier..reports a case in which he removed the whole of one ureter.1897Allbutt's Syst.Med. IV. 437 Ureterectomy for diseases of Ureter.