urine

  • 21urine —    For centuries, diagnosing illness by observing the patient s urine was standard medical procedure, and folk healers and *cunning men continued doing so, especially for suspected *witchcraft. It had an essential role in a common type of… …

    A Dictionary of English folklore

  • 22urine — [14] Urine comes via Old French urine from Latin ūrīna, which may be related to Greek oúron ‘urine’ (source of English urea [19], ureter [16], urethra [17], and uric [18]) and Sanskrit varsa ‘rain’. Urinal [13] comes from the late Latin… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 23urine — [14] Urine comes via Old French urine from Latin ūrīna, which may be related to Greek oúron ‘urine’ (source of English urea [19], ureter [16], urethra [17], and uric [18]) and Sanskrit varsa ‘rain’. Urinal [13] comes from the late Latin… …

    Word origins

  • 24urine — (n.f.) Pour certains adeptes, l urine est l élément essentiel d une pratique sexuelle que l on nomme douche dorée ou golden shower . *** Chez les mammifères, l’urine est porteuse de phéromones* et joue un rôle direct dans l’attraction sexuelle.… …

    Dictionnaire de Sexologie

  • 25urine — n. the fluid excreted by the kidneys, which contains many of the body s waste products. It is the major route by which the end products of nitrogen metabolism – urea, uric acid, and creatinine – are excreted. The other major constituent is sodium …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 26urine — n. [L. urina, urine] A solution of various waste products …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 27urine — aneurine aventurine dourine figurine purine purpurine surine tambourine taurine urine …

    Dictionnaire des rimes

  • 28urine — [[t]jʊ͟ərɪn[/t]] N UNCOUNT Urine is the liquid that you get rid of from your body when you go to the toilet …

    English dictionary

  • 29urine — šlapimas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Skystis, kurį išskiria žmogaus ir stuburinių gyvūnų inkstai. Gaminasi iš kraujo, kuris filtruojasi per inkstų kūnelių kapiliarų sieneles. Susideda iš vandens (urine96 %), druskų… …

    Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • 30urine — Fluid containing water and waste products. Urine is made by the kidneys, stored in the bladder, and leaves the body through the urethra …

    English dictionary of cancer terms