URINATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does urination mean? 

• URINATION (noun)
  The noun URINATION has 1 sense:

1. the discharge of urine

  Familiarity information: URINATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• URINATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The discharge of urine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

micturition; urination

Hypernyms ("urination" is a kind of...):

elimination; evacuation; excreting; excretion; voiding (the bodily process of discharging waste matter)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "urination"):

leak; making water; passing water; wetting (a euphemism for urination)

lithuresis (passing small stones with the urine)

nocturia; nycturia (excessive urination at night; especially common in older men)

oliguria (production of an abnormally small amount of urine)

pee; peeing; piss; pissing (informal terms for urination)

Derivation:

urinate (eliminate urine)

 Context examples 

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) Frequent urination during the daytime hours?

(OAB-q - Frequent Urination During the Daytime, NCI Thesaurus)

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) Nighttime urination?

(OAB-q - Nighttime Urination, NCI Thesaurus)

A question about an individual's distress related to their physical problems with changes in urination.

(Distress over Physical Problem with Changes in Urination, NCI Thesaurus)

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire Short Form (OAB-q Short Form) Nighttime urination?

(OAB-q Short Form - Nighttime Urination, NCI Thesaurus)

Common symptoms may include: • Bone pain, often in the back or ribs • Broken bones • Weakness or fatigue • Weight loss • Repeated infections • Frequent infections and fevers • Feeling very thirsty • Frequent urination

(Multiple Myeloma, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

Frequent episodes of urination during the night.

(Nocturia, NCI Thesaurus)

A question about whether an individual is or has limited their activities due to urination problems.

(Activities Limited by Urination Problems, NCI Thesaurus)

Diabetes insipidus (DI) causes frequent urination.

(Diabetes Insipidus, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Signs and symptoms include fever, lower back pain, urinary frequency, and painful urination.

(Acute bacterial prostatitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Signs and symptoms include increased frequency of urination, pain or burning during urination, fever, cloudy or bloody urine, and suprapubic pain.

(Acute Cystitis, NCI Thesaurus)