urinalysis

American  

[yoor-uh-nal-uh-sis] / ˌjʊər əˈnæl ə sɪs /

noun

• urinalyses
  plural

1. 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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urinalysis British  

/ ˌjʊərɪˈnælɪsɪs /

noun

1. 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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urinalysis Scientific  

/ yr′ə-năl′ĭ-sĭs /

1. 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.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• urinalyses
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of urinalysis

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

urinalysis urinalyses

He refused a urinalysis and was charged, jailed and released on bond.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Gomez offered to do blood work and urinalysis to probe more deeply what was going on, but the owner declined.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2025

Her internist ordered a urinalysis that detected blood in her urine.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 23, 2020

Traces of the anti-inflammatory phenylbutazone, known as bute, were found in Dancer’s Image’s post-race urinalysis.

From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2019

Symptoms.—She must be able to recognize symptoms both from the findings resulting from the urinalysis and from those manifested otherwise by the patient.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Fairfax T. Proudfit

He spent three days in the intensive care unit, hooked up to a catheter and intravenous antibiotics, while he underwent ultrasounds, urinalyses, and blood-chemistry profiles.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2014

They have been conspiring to set unduly high prices on such services as urinalyses and blood tests, and they have tried to drive nonmembers out of the lucrative lab business.

From Time Magazine Archive

To try to curb costs, Califano has placed ceilings on payments for a dozen laboratory tests, ranging from blood tests to urinalyses, and is demanding better policing of programs.

From Time Magazine Archive

The tests have led to a burgeoning business for private laboratories; some do several hundred urinalyses a day, at $4.50 each.

From Time Magazine Archive

The examinee had the privilege of three extra urinalyses within the year without extra charge.

From Time Magazine Archive

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