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noun
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English < Old French < Latin ūrīna
1275–1325; Middle English < Old French < Latin ūrīna
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Word Origin & History
urine
early 14c., from O.Fr. urine (12c.), from L. urina "urine," from PIE *ur- (cf. Gk. ouron "urine"), variant of base *awer- "to moisten, flow" (cf. Skt. var "water," Avestan var "rain," Lith. jures "sea," O.E. wær, O.N. ver "sea," O.N. ur "drizzling rain." Urinate is a 1590s back-formation from urination
EXPAND(early 15c.).
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Medical Dictionary
urine u·rine (y&oobreve;r'ĭn)
n.
The waste product secreted by the kidneys that in mammals is a fluid that is yellow to amber in color, slightly acidic, and discharged from the body through the urethra.
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Science Dictionary
urine  (y r'ĭn) Pronunciation Key
A liquid containing multiple waste products of metabolism, especially urea and other nitrogenous compounds, that are filtered from the blood by the kidneys. Urine is stored in the urinary bladder and is excreted from the body through the urethra. |
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Cultural Dictionary
urine definition
The fluid produced by the kidneys, consisting of water and dissolved substances, that is stored in the bladder and discharged through the urethra. (See excretory system.)
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