urinary

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UK/ˈjʊəɹɪn(ə)ɹi/US/ˈjʊɹɪˌnɛɹi/US/ˈjɝɹɪˌnɛɹi/

adjective

Of, relating to, occurring in, or affecting urine, its production, function, or excretion.

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uretic-ureticurinalurino-canchamberchamber potchemical toilet
OriginNew Latin ūrīnārius →
CommonScrabble 10
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Meanings

adjectiveurinary (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineOf, 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.

    2024 July 10, “Network News: 'Boys Need Bins' backed by GTR”, in RAIL, number 1013, page 23
  2. not comparablemedicineOf, relating to, occurring in, or affecting the organs involved in the production, function, or excretion of urine.
nounurinary (plural urinaries)

plural urinaries

  1. archaicA 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...

    1864 January 26, J.G. Lindsay, letter to P.P.L. O'Connel, §8

    Synonyms: can, chamber, chamber pot, chemical toilet, commode, Cousin John, crapper, gazunder

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA urinary device or fixture: a urinal.

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canchamberchamber potchemical toiletcommodeCousin Johncrappergazunderguzunderhoney buckethoneypotJerryjerryjohnjohnnyjordanlatrinemingonecessary stoolpan
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uretic-ureticurinalurino-
Also see
ureticurinal

Origin

  1. New Latinūrīnārius
  2. Englishurinary

From New Latin ūrīnārius. By surface analysis, urine + -ary.

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Translations

Arabic بَوْلِيّ
  • بَوْلِيّ (bawliyy)urinary
Bulgarian пикочен
  • пикочен (pikočen)urinary
Catalan urinari
  • urinariurinary
Czech močový
  • močovýurinary
Esperanto urina
  • urinaurinary
Finnish virtsa-
  • virtsa-urinary
French urinaire
  • urinaireurinary
Greek ουρικός
  • ουρικός (ourikós)urinary
Hungarian vizeleti
  • vizeletiurinary
Italian urinario
  • urinariourinary
Norwegian urin-
  • urin-urinary
Persian ادراری
  • ادراری (edrâri)urinary
Portuguese urinário
  • urináriourinary
Romanian urinar
  • urinarurinary
Russian мочево́й
  • мочево́й (močevój)urinary
Spanish urinario
  • urinariourinary
Turkish idrarsal, üriner
  • idrarsalurinary
  • ürinerurinary
Ukrainian сечови́й
  • сечови́й (sečovýj)urinary
Cite this entry
APA

urinary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urinary

MLA

“urinary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urinary. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “urinary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urinary.

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