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urinary

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈjʊəɹɪn(ə)ɹi/ / /ˈjʊɹɪˌnɛɹi/ / /ˈjɝɹɪˌnɛɹi/

adj

Etymology: From New Latin ūrīnārius. By surface analysis, urine + -ary.

  1. Of, relating to, occuring in, or affecting urine, its production, function, or excretion.

    “The objective is to make life easier for male colleagues and customers with urinary incontinence.”

  2. Of, relating to, occuring in, or affecting the organs involved in the production, function, or excretion of urine.

noun

Etymology: From New Latin ūrīnārius. By surface analysis, urine + -ary.

  1. A urinary device or fixture: a urinal.

    “Arconum—I found two chairs wanting in the gentlemen's room, and the bath room attached applied to other purposes... the privies and urinaries clean...”