androsterone |
a male sex hormone, excreted in the urine of both males and females, and synthetically manufactured from cholesterol. |
anuresis |
partial or total failure of the kidneys to produce and secrete urine, or blockage which inhibits normal urine excretion. |
bladder |
an expandable sac or pouch in humans and animals in which gas or liquid, esp. urine, collects. [1/3 definitions] |
catheter |
a thin, flexible, hollow tube inserted into a body passage or cavity to drain fluid, esp. urine from the bladder. |
chamber pot |
a small, portable, pot-shaped receptacle for urine and other waste, usu. kept in a bedroom, esp. one that is some distance from a toilet. |
continence |
ability to control the release of one's urine and feces. [1/2 definitions] |
diabetes mellitus |
a chronic and potentially fatal form of diabetes characterized by insulin deficiency, excess sugar in the blood and urine, and abnormal thirst and hunger. |
diuresis |
an increase in or excessive discharge of urine. |
diuretic |
increasing the amount of urine secreted and discharged. [2 definitions] |
enuresis |
involuntary release of urine, esp. while sleeping; incontinence. |
estriol |
an estrogen hormone found in the ovaries and in the urine during a normal pregnancy. [1/2 definitions] |
evacuate |
to excrete urine or feces. [1/5 definitions] |
evacuation |
excretion of urine or feces. [1/3 definitions] |
excreta |
substances that are excreted from the body, such as sweat and urine. |
kidney |
either of a pair of organs located high in the abdominal cavity near the spine which extract waste products from the blood and excrete them in urine. [1/2 definitions] |
micturate |
to give off urine from the body; urinate. |
piss |
(vulgar) urine. [1/2 definitions] |
porphyria |
a hereditary metabolic disorder characterized by the discharge of reddish urine and by extreme sensitivity to sunlight. |
proteinuria |
the presence of excess protein in the urine. |
pyuria |
the presence of pus in the urine. |
specimen |
in medicine, a sample of tissue or bodily fluid, such as urine, used for analysis or diagnosis. [1/2 definitions] |