DictionaryRoot: urina
Latin

urina

urine

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Sealed laboratory urine sample cup with pale yellow liquid.
noun

urine

YOOR-in/ˈjʊrɪn/

Liquid waste produced by the kidneys and passed out of the body.

Etymology

Latin urina named the bodily waste liquid itself. The word also has a long medical association, since urine was used as a diagnostic tool.

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