urinary

[yoo r-uh-ner-ee]

adjective

of or relating to urine.

pertaining to the organs secreting and discharging urine.

noun, plural u·ri·nar·ies. Archaic.

urinal.

Origin of urinary

From the New Latin word ūrīnārius, dating back to 1570–80. See urine, -ary

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Examples from the Web for urinary

Contemporary Examples of urinary

A procedure to reopen his urinary tract could have been done under local anesthesia.
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September 20, 2014
Their app, Colorimetrix, is accurate enough to monitor conditions such as diabetes, kidney disease, and urinary tract infections.
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March 28, 2014
When I was 36 weeks pregnant, my nurse practitioner told me I had a urinary tract infection and prescribed an antibiotic.
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Daniela Drake
May 27, 2013
John Meeker, et al. “Semen Quality and Sperm DNA Damage in Relation to Urinary Bisphenol A Among Men From an Infertility Clinic.”
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December 9, 2011

Historical Examples of urinary

The urinary system is frequently involved in the course of scurvy.
Scurvy Past and Present
Alfred Fabian Hess
He also was the first to detect the urinary tubes of insects.
The Flea
Harold Russell
In insects the urinary excretion is, generally, only partially liquid.
The Flea
Harold Russell
Urinary sediments may be caused by slight variations in diet.
The Action of Medicines in the System
Frederick William Headland
The subject which has to do with urinary modifications in disease.
Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry
Maximilian Stern

British Dictionary definitions for urinary

urinary

adjective

anatomy of or relating to urine or to the organs and structures that secrete and pass urine

noun plural -naries

a reservoir for urine

another word for urinal

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Medicine definitions for urinary

urinary

[yur′ə-nĕr′ē]

adj.

Relating to urine and its production, function, or excretion.

Of or relating to the organs involved in the formation and excretion of urine.