micturition
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of micturition
1715–25; < Latin micturī ( re ) to desire to urinate ( see micturate) + -tion
Example Sentences
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At least they aren't advocating imbibing a libation made from your own micturition.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2022
There’s also a hyper-surreal absinthe-drinking episode, and an instance of public micturition that’s a lot funnier, even, than the word micturition.
From Time • Jul. 26, 2017
I stood, a 47-year-old man, my crying mixing with my micturition, as I wept into the toilet.
From The Guardian • Jan. 17, 2016
This pressure triggers the micturition reflex, which stimulates the feeling of needing to urinate.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
There was desire for micturition after the act, and when that was satisfied sound sleep followed.
From Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and Pain; The Sexual Impulse in Women by Ellis, Havelock
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