Body Substance
urine Audio
u·rine [ yoo r-in ]
Subclass of:
Body Fluids
Etymology:
Greek ouron = urine
Definitions related to urine:
  • Excretion in liquid state processed by the kidney.
    Digital Anatomist
    University of Washington, 2003
  • Fluid containing water and waste products. Urine is made by the kidneys, stored in the bladder, and leaves the body through the urethra.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Fluid excreted by the kidneys, passed through the ureters, stored in the bladder, and discharged through the urethra.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Liquid by-product of excretion produced in the kidneys, temporarily stored in the bladder until discharge through the URETHRA.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • The fluid produced by the kidneys.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • The fluid that is excreted by the kidneys. It is stored in the bladder and discharged through the urethra.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Urine, liquid or semisolid solution of metabolic wastes and certain other, often toxic, substances that the excretory organs withdraw from the circulatory fluids and expel from the body. The composition of urine tends to mirror the water needs of the organism. Freshwater animals usually excrete...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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