urine
[ yoo r-in ]
/ ˈyʊər ɪn /
noun
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
Origin of urine
1275–1325; Middle English < Old French < Latin
ūrīna
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British Dictionary definitions for urine
urine
/ (ˈjʊərɪn) /
noun
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 urethra
Related adjective: uretic
Word Origin for urine
C14: via Old French from Latin
ūrīna; related to Greek
ouron, Latin
ūrīnāre to plunge under water
Medical definitions for urine
urine
[ yur′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.
Scientific definitions for urine
urine
[ yur′ĭn ]
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.
Cultural definitions for urine
urine
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.)