urinary

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

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈjʊəɹɪn(ə)ɹi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈjʊɹɪˌnɛɹi/, /ˈjɝɹɪˌnɛɹi/

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urinary (not comparable)

1. (urology) Of, relating to, occuring in, or affecting urine, its production, function, or excretion.
   • 2024 July 10, “Network News: 'Boys Need Bins' backed by GTR”, in RAIL, number 1013, page 23:

     The objective is to make life easier for male colleagues and customers with urinary incontinence.

2. (urology) Of, relating to, occuring in, or affecting the organs involved in the production, function, or excretion of urine.

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urinary (plural urinaries)

1. (archaic) A urinary device or fixture: a urinal.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:chamber pot, Thesaurus:toilet

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

     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...

• “urinary”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “urinary”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.