urinalysis

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/jʊəɹɪˈnælɪsɪs/

noun

The comprehensive analysis of urine.

Similar
uranalysis
OriginEnglish analysis ← Medieval Latin analysis ← Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis) →
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Meanings

nounurinalysis (countable and uncountable, plural urinalyses)

plural urinalyses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe comprehensive analysis of urine.

    ‘He was still booking them in for their check-ups. All that cholesterol to be tested, all those urinalyses.’

    2000, J. G. Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 70

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis)

Similar
uranalysis
Broader
chemical analysisqualitative analysisdiagnosisdiagnosing
Also see
uranalysis

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinūrīna
  2. Middle Englishuryne
  3. Englishurine
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂en-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*aná
  6. Ancient Greekᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ)
  7. Ancient Greekἀνα- (ana-)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  9. Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
  10. Ancient Greekἀναλύω (analúō)
  11. Ancient Greekἀνάλυσις (análusis)
  12. Medieval Latinanalysis
  13. Englishanalysis
  14. Englishurinalysis

Blend of urine + analysis.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 尿檢 /尿检, 尿常規 /尿常规
  • 尿檢 /尿检 (niàojiǎn)analysis of urine
  • 尿常規 /尿常规 (niàochángguī)analysis of urine
Finnish virtsakoe
  • virtsakoeanalysis of urine
French analyse d’urine
  • analyse d’urineanalysis of urine
Indonesian urinalisis
  • urinalisisanalysis of urine
Japanese 検尿
  • 検尿 (kennyō)analysis of urine
Korean 소변검사, 오줌검사
  • 소변검사 (sobyeon'geomsa)analysis of urine
  • 오줌검사 (ojumgeomsa)analysis of urine
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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