urinary system

American  

[yoor-uhn-er-ee sis-tuhm] / ˈjʊər 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

Noun Inflected Forms

• urinary systems
  plural

Example Sentences

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urinary system

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

She now has a urostomy bag, which replaces the bladder and urinary system.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2021

The urinary system, controlled by the nervous system, also stores urine until a convenient time for disposal and then provides the anatomical structures to transport this waste liquid to the outside of the body.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

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.