micturition

[ mik-chuh-rish-uh n ]

/ ˌmɪk tʃəˈrɪʃ ən /

the act of passing urine; urination.

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1715–25; < Latin micturī(re) to desire to urinate (see micturate) + -tion

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During the first two days 'pain struck across the abdomen' when micturition was performed.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins
There was desire for micturition after the act, and when that was satisfied sound sleep followed.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
I now took 1/2 grain at intervals of eight days; the result was that I passed gravel and small calculi at every micturition.
New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers|Various
Micturition continued frequent, with purulent cystitis for one month.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins

Great attention should be paid to micturition, so as to avoid retention and infection of the bladder.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 7|Various

micturition

[ mĭk′chə-rĭsh′ən, -tə- ]

urination

The desire to urinate.

The frequency of urination.