micturition

[ mik-chuh-rish-uh n ]

/ ˌmɪk tʃəˈrɪʃ ən /

noun

the act of passing urine; urination.

Nearby words

microzoon, micrurgical, micrurgy, miction, micturate, micturition, mid, mid east, mid glamorgan, mid off, mid on

Origin of micturition

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

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Examples from the Web for micturition

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

Word Origin and History for micturition

micturition

1725, "the need very badly to urinate," from Latin micturitum, from past participle of micturire "to desire to urinate," desiderative of mingere "to urinate," from PIE *meigh- "to urinate" (cf. Sanskrit mehati "urinates;" Avestan maezaiti "urinates;" Greek omeikhein "to urinate;" Armenian mizem "urinate;" Lithuanian minžu "urinate;" Old English migan "to urinate," micga "urine," meox "dung, filth"). As during the final 20 minutes of a 4-hour film after drinking a 32-ounce Mountain Dew from the snack bar and the movie ends with a drawn-out farewell scene while Frodo is standing on the pier and wavelets lap audibly on the dock the whole time as if the director was a sadist set on compounding your torment.

Medicine definitions for micturition

micturition

[ mĭk′chə-rĭsh′ən, -tə- ]

n.

urination

The desire to urinate.

The frequency of urination.