urinary system

American  

[yoor-uhn-er-ee sis-tuhm] / ˈyʊər ənˌɛr i ˌsɪs təm /

noun

urinary systems plural

1. Anatomy. all the organs, including the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra, involved in forming urine and eliminating it from the body.

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urinary system Scientific  

/ yr′ə-nĕr′ē /

1. The system of organs and tissues involved with regulation of water content and salt concentration in the body and with the excretion of metabolic wastes and excess water and salt in the form of urine. In mammals, the urinary system consists of the urinary tract and associated tissues.

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• urinary systems
  plural

Example Sentences

For people with an overactive bladder, the acidity might also aggravate the urinary system.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2024

A stoma connects to the digestive or urinary system and allows waste to be diverted from the body and into a bag.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2023

Most often, the initial infection that triggers these events starts in the lungs, skin, urinary system or digestive tract.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2023

The urinary system controls water balance in the body and removes and excretes waste from the blood.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Scarcely an important organ of the body can suffer derangement without entailing a corresponding disorder of the urinary system.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.