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URINARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does urinary mean? 

URINARY (adjective)
  The adjective URINARY has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to the function or production or secretion of urineplay

2. of or relating to the urinary system of the bodyplay

  Familiarity information: URINARY used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


URINARY (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the function or production or secretion of urine

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

urine (liquid excretory product)

Derivation:

urine (liquid excretory product)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to the urinary system of the body

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

urinary system (the system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine)


 Context examples 


The area under the urinary excretion rate curve (AURC) from time 0 to the last measurable rate.

(Area Under the Urinary Excretion Rate Curve From Dosing to Last Concentration, NCI Thesaurus)

The area under the urinary excretion rate curve (AURC) from time zero to the last measurable rate divided by the weight.

(AURC All Normalized by Weight, NCI Thesaurus)

An inflammation of the bladder which is not caused by an infection of the urinary tract.

(Non-Infectious Cystitis, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by inflammation of the bladder which is not caused by an infection of the urinary tract.

(Non-Infectious Cystitis, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

The area under the urinary excretion rate curve (AURC) from T1 to T2.

(Area Under the Urinary Excretion Rate Curve from T1 to T2, NCI Thesaurus)

Arsenic causes cancers of the skin, urinary bladder, kidneys and lungs.

(Parboiling husked rice reduces arsenic content, SciDev.Net)

Abnormal malignant growth of cells in the urethra (lower urinary tract)that has spread either into adjacent tissue or to a distant site.

(Metastatic Neoplasm of the Urethra, NCI Thesaurus)

Methenamine is typically used long-term to treat chronic urinary tract infections and to prevent the recurrence of infections.

(Methenamine, NCI Thesaurus)

Depending on the urinary concentrations, formaldehyde is either bactericidal or bacteriostatic.

(Methenamine Hippurate, NCI Thesaurus)

Abnormal malignant growth of cells in the ureter (upper urinary tract)that has progressed to involve other areas of the body.

(Metastatic Neoplasm of the Ureter, NCI Thesaurus)



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