urinalysis

[ yoor-uh-nal-uh-sis ]

/ ˌyʊər əˈnæl ə sɪs /

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noun, plural u·ri·nal·y·ses

[yoor-uh-nal-uh-seez]. /ˌyʊər əˈnæl əˌsiz/.

Medicine/Medical. an examination of the urine to determine the general health of the body and, specifically, kidney function, usually including measurement of pH, tests for protein, glucose, ketones, and blood, and microscopic evaluation of sediment obtained by centrifugation.

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Origin of urinalysis

First recorded in 1885–90; urine + (an)alysis

Words nearby urinalysis

uridine, uridylic acid, Uriel, Urim and Thummim, urinal, urinalysis, urinant, urinary, urinary bladder, urinary calculus, urinary system

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How to use urinalysis in a sentence

They often aren’t obtaining urinalysis tests to check for illicit use, or conducting follow-ups with patients on opioids for long terms.
How the VA Is Pushing Vets Into the Opioid Abyss|Alexa Beyer|May 31, 2021|The Daily Beast
“Through September 2006, [there were] no positive urinalysis results among deployed soldiers for heroin,” he told me.
The Taliban's Heroin Ploy|Gerald Posner|October 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Ten percent of troops in each unit are selected at random, once a month, for a urinalysis.
The Taliban's Heroin Ploy|Gerald Posner|October 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The reader is referred to larger works upon urinalysis for details.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

However careful a urinalysis may be, there is no assurance that one can predict the pathologic state of the kidney.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield
(a) Outline tests used in urinalysis; state when they are used.
Dietetics for Nurses|Fairfax T. Proudfit
In hospitals, the urinalysis is made as a routine procedure.
Dietetics for Nurses|Fairfax T. Proudfit

British Dictionary definitions for urinalysis

urinalysis

uranalysis

/ (ˌjʊərɪˈnælɪsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)

med analysis of the urine to test for the presence of disease by the presence of protein, glucose, ketones, cells, etc

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Scientific definitions for urinalysis

urinalysis

[ yur′ə-năl′ĭ-sĭs ]

Laboratory analysis of urine, used to aid in the diagnosis of disease or to detect the presence of a specific substance, such as an illegal drug.