u·rine

[yoor-in]
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

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urine (ˈjʊərɪn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
the pale yellow slightly acid fluid excreted by the kidneys, containing waste products removed from the blood. It is stored in the urinary bladder and discharged through the urethraRelated: uretic
 
Related: uretic
 
[C14: via Old French from Latin ūrīna; related to Greek ouron, Latin ūrīnāre to plunge under water]

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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
(early 15c.).
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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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urine   (yr'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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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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Each of these metabolites is further metabolized and then excreted in the urine.
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The human body sheds skin cells and body oils, and exudes sweat, urine, and
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