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

A stoma connects to the digestive or urinary system and allows waste to be diverted from the body and into a bag.

From BBC

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

From BBC

It was used by the Romans and Greeks to treat disorders of the digestive, respiratory and urinary systems, and the Chinese, Indians and Europeans have all cultivated it for thousands of years.

From BBC

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

From BBC