urinary system

American  

[yoor-uhn-er-ee sis-tuhm] / ˈyʊər ənˌɛr i ˌsɪs təm /

noun

plural

urinary systems

1. Anatomy. all the organs, including the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra, involved in forming urine and eliminating it from the body.

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urinary system Scientific  

/ yr′ə-nĕr′ē /

1. The system of organs and tissues involved with regulation of water content and salt concentration in the body and with the excretion of metabolic wastes and excess water and salt in the form of urine. In mammals, the urinary system consists of the urinary tract and associated tissues.

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Example Sentences

For people with an overactive bladder, the acidity might also aggravate the urinary system.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2024

Most often, the initial infection that triggers these events starts in the lungs, skin, urinary system or digestive tract.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2023

She now has a urostomy bag, which replaces the bladder and urinary system.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2021

Similarly, this hormone causes the kidneys of the urinary system to reabsorb calcium and return it to the blood instead of excreting calcium into the urine.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Scarcely an important organ of the body can suffer derangement without entailing a corresponding disorder of the urinary system.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.