urinary tract

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The series of organs in the urinary system in which urine is formed and excreted. In most vertebrates, the urinary tract consists mainly of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder. In most mammals, and some fish and birds, the urinary tract also includes the urethra.

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Words nearby urinary tract

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How to use urinary tract in a sentence

The gastrointestinal (GI) tract performs different digestive functions are various different locations.
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On a 2,813-acre tract roughly 30 miles west, Washington found a Calvinist sect called the Seceders squatting on his land.
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A procedure to reopen his urinary tract could have been done under local anesthesia.
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Please note that I made a contribution after reading the tract, i.e., I too am a hug-a-whale sort of guy.
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For Coming Soon, Gordon's initial plan was to make and then display her wreath paintings in a low-budget California tract house.
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It is often present in the respiratory tract under normal conditions.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Factors which favor an early deposit are high acidity, diminished urinary pigments, and excessive excretion of uric acid.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Urinary sediments may be studied under three heads: A. Unorganized sediments.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Here they are seldom abundant, but their constant presence is the most reliable urinary sign of the disease.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Their usual source is the deeper layers of the urinary tract, especially of the bladder.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

Cultural definitions for urinary tract

urinary tract

The body parts involved in the elimination of urine. The ureters, urethra, and urinary bladder are all part of the urinary tract.