uretic

[ yoo-ret-ik ]

/ yʊˈrɛt ɪk /

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adjective

of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.

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Origin of uretic

1840–50; <Late Latin ūrēticus<Greek ourētikós, equivalent to ourē- (see ureter) + -tikos-tic

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British Dictionary definitions for uretic

uretic

/ (jʊˈrɛtɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to the urine

Word Origin for uretic

C19: via Late Latin from Greek ourētikos, from ouron urine

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