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urinary

/ˈjʊɹɪˌnɛɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables
uri-nary
IPA
/ˈjʊɹɪˌnɛɹi/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, occuring in, or affecting urine, its production, function, or excretion.

adj

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

noun

A urinary device or fixture: a urinal.

Archaic

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ūrīnārius

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈjʊɹɪˌnɛɹi/
  • British English: /ˈjʊəɹɪn(ə)ɹi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

urinaries (plural)

Derived Forms

enterourinary extraurinary gastrourinary genitourinary nephrourinary nonurinary renourinary urinarily

Phrases

urinary bladder urinary cast urinary leash urinary meatus urinary system urinary tract urinary tract infection

Frequently Paired Words

urology

Synonyms

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Questions

How do you pronounce urinary?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjʊɹɪˌnɛɹi/.
What does urinary mean?
Of, relating to, occuring in, or affecting urine, its production, function, or excretion.
Where does urinary come from?
From New Latin ūrīnārius. By surface analysis, urine + -ary.

How to pronounce urinary

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