URINARY

urinary

(adjective) of or relating to the function or production or secretion of urine

urinary

(adjective) of or relating to the urinary system of the body

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

urinary (not comparable)

Pertaining to urine, its production, function, or excretion.

Of or relating to the organs involved in the formation and excretion of urine.

Noun

urinary (plural urinaries)

(archaic) A urinary device or fixture: a urinal.

Synonyms

See toilet and chamber pot

Source: Wiktionary


U"ri*na*ry, a. Etym: [L. urina urine: cf. F. urinaire.]

1. Of or pertaining to the urine; as, the urinary bladder; urinary excretions.

2. Resembling, or being of the nature of, urine. Urinary calculus (Med.), a concretion composed of some one or more crystalline constituents of the urine, liable to be found in any portion of the urinary passages or in the pelvis of the kidney.

– Urinary pigments, (Physiol. Chem.), certain colored substances, urochrome, or urobilin, uroerythrin, etc., present in the urine together with indican, a colorless substance which by oxidation is convertible into colored bodies.

U"ri*na*ry, n.

Definition: A urinarium; also, a urinal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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