micturition

M3I1C3T1U1R1I1T1I1O1N1

noun

Urination.

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Meanings

nounmicturition (countable and uncountable, plural micturitions)

plural micturitions

  1. countableuncountablemedicineUrination.
    1 more example

    For those unlucky enough to be on a service without lavatory provision, we can only speculate as to how passengers improvised if caught short. For men, it might be possible to urinate, albeit at the risk of offending fellow passengers - there were reports of passengers being hauled up before the courts for 'micturition' in coaches during the 19th century.

    2020 January 2, Dr Mike Esbester, “Waste disposal...”, in Rail, page 36

    Synonyms: call of nature, easement, emiction, leak, making water, miction, number one, pee

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe discharge of urine

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Origin

  1. Latinmicturio“to urinate”
  2. Englishmicturition

From Latin micturio (“to urinate”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 排尿, 撒尿
  • 排尿 (páiniào)physiology: urination
  • 撒尿 (sāniào)physiology: urination
  • 泌尿 (mìniào)physiology: urination
Czech močení
  • močeníphysiology: urination
Finnish virtsaaminen
  • virtsaaminenphysiology: urination
French miction
  • mictionphysiology: urination
German Miktion, Urinieren
  • Miktionphysiology: urination
  • Urinierenphysiology: urination
  • Harnlassenphysiology: urination
Hebrew השתנה
  • השתנה (ha'shta'na)physiology: urination
Hindi मूत्रण
  • मूत्रण (mūtraṇ)physiology: urination
Hungarian vizelés
  • vizelésphysiology: urination
Italian minzione
  • minzionephysiology: urination
Japanese 排尿, 放尿
  • 排尿 (hainyō)physiology: urination
  • 放尿 (hōnyō)physiology: urination
Portuguese micção
  • micçãophysiology: urination
Russian мочеиспуска́ние
  • мочеиспуска́ние (močeispuskánije)physiology: urination
Spanish micción
  • micciónphysiology: urination
Swedish urinering
  • urineringphysiology: urination
Cite this entry
APA

micturition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micturition

MLA

“micturition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micturition. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “micturition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micturition.

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