urinary
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urinary
- /ˈjʊəɹɪn(ə)ɹi/ UK
- /ˈjʊɹɪˌnɛɹi/ US
- /ˈjɝɹɪˌnɛɹi/ US
Where it comes from
From New Latin ūrīnārius. By surface analysis, urine + -ary.
adjective
- Of, relating to, occurring in, or affecting urine, its production, function, or excretion. The objective is to make life easier for male colleagues and customers with urinary incontinence.
- Of, relating to, occurring in, or affecting the organs involved in the production, function, or excretion of urine.
noun urinaries
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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...
Similar: can, chamber, chamber pot, chemical toilet, commode, Cousin John, crapper, gazunder, guzunder, honey bucket, honeypot, Jerry
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: urinalysis, urine, urology, bladder, urination, plant, tract, uncontrolled, genito, urologic, urological, renal, nephric, urinous, uric, micturitional
Translations
Talk about this word "urinary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/urinary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. urinary. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/urinary "urinary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/urinary.Cite this
@misc{urinary_2026,
title = {urinary},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/urinary},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
