urinaryn.
/ˈjʊərᵻn(ə)ri/, /ˈjɔːrᵻn(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈjʊrəˌnɛri/ ? Obsolete.† 1. (See quot. 1828-32.) Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1828–32 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Urinary, Urinarium,..a reservoir or place for the reception of urine, &c., for manure.
2. = urinal n. 5.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [noun] > urinal
pissing place1440
pissing post1619
leaking tub1673
leaking vessel1673
pissery1693
urinary1836
urinal1851
pissoir1919
pisser1950
urinoir1955
House of Lords1961
1836 J. M. Gully tr. F. Magendie Formulary (ed. 2) 135 The chloruret of lime may also be..used in the disinfection of water-closets, urinaries,..hospital-wards, &c.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
urinaryadj.
/ˈjʊərᵻn(ə)ri/, /ˈjɔːrᵻn(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈjʊrəˌnɛri/ 1. Affording passage to, effecting or assisting in the secretion and discharge of, urine.
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the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > defecation or urination > urinary system > [adjective]
urinary1578
urinal1615
uriniferous1744
uropoietic1783
uriniparous1857
1578 J. Banister Hist. Man v. f. 82v The begynnyng of the Urinarie passage.
1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique ii. xxvi. 235 The decoction..casteth out grauell contained in the vrinarie vessels.
1625 J. Hart Anat. Urines ii. i. 52 A stoppage of the Liuer, kidneyes, and the vrinarie vessels.
1688 [see sense 3a]. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Bladder From whence it takes various Denominations, as Urinary-Bladder, Gall-Bladder, &c.
1732 J. Arbuthnot Pract. Rules of Diet iii. 358 Everything which drives the Blood into the Urinary Canals.
1799 W. Jones Adams's Lect. Nat. & Exper. Philos. (ed. 2) I. xi. 554 The alkaline solution..is apt..to prove irritating to the urinary passages.
1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 50/1 Indicating..the state of the urinary system.
1864 A. B. Garrod Essentials Materia Medica (ed. 2) 93 It is desirable to keep uric acid in solution during its transit through the urinary organs.
1877 I. Rosenthal Gen. Physiol. Muscles & Nerves (1881) 98 The urinary duct, in which each drop of urine leaving the kidneys produces a wave which propagates itself..to the urinary bladder.
1949 H. Bailey Demonstr. Physical Signs Clin. Surg. (ed. 11) xx. 240 A urethral caruncle can be seen as a pouting of granulomatous-like tissue from the urinary meatus.
2. † b. = urinous adj. 1. Obsolete. rare.
a. Of the nature of urine; excreted as urine.
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the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > excretions > urine > [adjective]
urinal?1541
excrementous1600
excrementious1636
urinary1646
urinous1670
excremential1847
excrementitial1857
pissy1922
1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. v. 239 Whereby it [sc. the bladder] dischargeth the waterish and urinary part of its aliment. View more context for this quotation
1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 500 The urinary secretion in a state of health is one of the most compound fluids of the animal system.
1872 T. H. Huxley Lessons Elem. Physiol. (ed. 6) v. 105 The urinary fluid flows..into the bladder.
1874 A. B. Garrod & E. B. Baxter Essentials Materia Medica (ed. 4) 129 Citrate of potash sits easily upon the stomach, and..slightly increases the urinary water.
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the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > excretions > urine > [adjective] > possessing properties of
urinous1644
urinose1692
urinary1819
1819 A. Rees Cycl. XXXVII. (at cited word) Some urinary salts crystallize when precipitated.
3.
a. Adapted for using on the urinary passage.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > surgical instruments > [adjective] > used on specific part
urinary1688
vaginal1840
urethral1852
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory (1905) iii. xx. 237/2 The Lapidillum..is a spoon..; with it the stone is taken out of the Urinary passages. Some call it the Urinary Probe.
b. Adapted for receiving or containing urine.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [adjective] > for receiving or containing urine
urinary1822
1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 494 In incontinence of urine..the patient will find it very convenient to be provided with a light urinary receptacle.
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a. Lodged or formed in the urinary organs or bladder; excreted in the urine.
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the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > defecation or urination > urinary system > [adjective] > formed in
urinary1797
1797 Encycl. Brit. XI. 91/2 Urinary calculi.
1797 W. H. Wollaston in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 87 386 On Gouty and Urinary Concretions.
1808 Jrnl. Nat. Philos. Aug. 317 Analysis of a Urinary Calculus.
a1836 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) VII. 580 Of Urinary Deposits.
a1836 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) VII. 580 Precipitable substances..which..form urinary sediments.
1857 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (rev. ed.) 427/2 Diabetic, Urinary, and Hepatic sugar.
1887 A. M. Brown Treat. Animal Alkaloids ii. 65 The urinary alkaloid obtained by Pouchet.
b. Of or pertaining to, affecting or occurring in, the urinary system or organs.
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the world > life > the body > organs of excretion > defecation or urination > urinary system > [adjective] > affecting or occurring in
urinary1822
1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 459 Both [kinds of diabetes] were named indifferently diabetes..urinary diarrhœa, urinal dropsy, and..water-flux.
1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Urinary abscesses.
1845 G. E. Day tr. J. F. Simon Animal Chem. I. 59 Laws of much importance in urinary pathology.
1874 W. H. Van Buren & E. L. Keyes Pract. Treat. Surg. Dis. Genito-urinary Organs 1 Its urinary function is purely secondary.
1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 478 When lessened urinary excretion is purely functional in its origin.
1890 Lancet 14 June 1295/1 Urinary fever is believed by some to be neurotic in its origin.
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Compounds
urinary tract n. the anatomical structures which collectively act to produce and excrete urine, chiefly comprising the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra; now frequently in urinary tract infection.
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1809 B. Parr London Med. Dict. II. 689/2 As it flows slowly and in small quantities, it is not easy to say from what part of the urinary tract it proceeds.
1863 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 22 Aug. 210/1 If the blood be passed pure..we shall be justified in suspecting the bladder rather than any other portion of the urinary tract.
1918 Surg., Gynecol. & Obstetr. 26 161/1 Urinary tract infection may take place through the lumen of the ureter without demonstrable involvement of the lymphatics.
1979 W. B. Ober Boswell's Clap & Other Ess. i. 28 The paleodiagnosis based on literary remains is uremia, the result of acute and chronic urinary tract infection.
2006 Chatelaine Feb. 71 Cranberries contain..condensed tannins, which help prevent certain bacteria from adhering to the urinary tract and causing infection.
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