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urinary

[yoor-uh-ner-ee]

u·ri·nar·y

[yoor-uh-ner-ee] adjective, noun, plural -nar·ies.
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to urine.
2.
pertaining to the organs secreting and discharging urine.
noun Archaic.

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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

Origin:
1570–80; < Neo-Latin ūrīnārius. See urine, -ary
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urinary (ˈjʊərɪnərɪ)
 
adj
1.  anatomy of or relating to urine or to the organs and structures that secrete and pass urine
 
n , -naries
2.  a reservoir for urine
3.  another word for urinal

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urinary u·ri·nar·y (y&oobreve;r'ə-něr'ē)
adj.

  1. Relating to urine and its production, function, or excretion.

  2. Of or relating to the organs involved in the formation and excretion of urine.

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