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urine
[ yoor-in ]
noun
- the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
urine
/ ˈjʊərɪn /
noun
- the pale yellow slightly acid fluid excreted by the kidneys, containing waste products removed from the blood. It is stored in the urinary bladder and discharged through the urethra uretic
urine
/ yr′ĭn /
- A liquid containing multiple waste products of metabolism, especially urea and other nitrogenous compounds, that are filtered from the blood by the kidneys. Urine is stored in the urinary bladder and is excreted from the body through the urethra.
urine
- The fluid produced by the kidneys , consisting of water and dissolved substances, that is stored in the bladder and discharged through the urethra . ( See excretory system .)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of urine1
1275–1325; Middle English < Old French < Latin ūrīna
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Word History and Origins
Origin of urine1
C14: via Old French from Latin ūrīna; related to Greek ouron, Latin ūrīnāre to plunge under water
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Example Sentences
Urine is normally acid, but there are certain diseases which render fluid neutral or alkaline.
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He was famous for his eloquence and dialectical skill, and wrote a book on "Urine" which is referred to by Theophilus.
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Urine was passed per urethram, and also escaped by both wounds.
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Urine had clots in it and symptoms resembled those in the first case.
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Urine is a certain and not deceitful messenger of the health or infirmity of man.
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