verb
void
To discharge waste from the body.
The patient has difficulty voiding urine.
Etymology
The verb means making empty. The bodily use applies that emptying action to discharging urine or other waste.
More examples
- The nurse asked when he had last voided.
- The instructions described discomfort while voiding.
- The chart recorded how often the patient voided.
Forms
void · voids · voided · voiding
Similar words
- excrete
- The broader biological term for removing waste.
- urinate
- Specifically pass urine.