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URINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Liquid excretory product
Example:
the child had to make water
Synonyms:
pee; piddle; piss; urine; water; weewee
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("urine" is a kind of...):
body waste; excrement; excreta; excretion; excretory product (waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body)
Derivation:
urinary (of or relating to the function or production or secretion of urine)
urinate (eliminate urine)
Context examples:
The parent drug and metabolites are mainly excreted in the urine and its half-life is about 1.5 hours.
(Nateglinide, NCI Thesaurus)
NMP22 may be found in higher than normal amounts in the urine of patients with some types of cancer, including bladder cancer.
(NMP22, NCI Dictionary)
A substance isolated from normal human blood and urine that is being tested as a type of treatment for some tumors and AIDS.
(Antineoplaston, NCI Dictionary)
Nuclear matrix protein 22 may be found in higher than normal amounts in the urine of patients with some types of cancer, including bladder cancer.
(Nuclear matrix protein 22, NCI Dictionary)
The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire Short Form (OAB-q Short Form) Accidental loss of small amounts of urine?
(OAB-q Short Form - Accidental Loss of Urine, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign (not cancer) condition in which an overgrowth of prostate tissue pushes against the urethra and the bladder, blocking the flow of urine.
(Benign prostatic hyperplasia, NCI Dictionary)
Androsterone sulfate is clinically recognized as one of the major androgen metabolites found in urine, in males and females.
(Androsterone, NCI Thesaurus)
The presence of homogentisic acid in the urine causes its color to turn black.
(Alkaptonuria, NCI Thesaurus)
It is a characteristic protein found in the urine of most patients with multiple myeloma.
(Bence Jones protein, NCI Thesaurus)
Or the amount of urine produced overnight can be more than the bladder can hold.
(Bedwetting, NIH)
