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u·ri·nate

(yo͝or′ə-nāt′)

intr.v. u·ri·nat·ed, u·ri·nat·ing, u·ri·nates

To excrete urine.

[Medieval Latin ūrīnāre, ūrīnāt-, from Latin ūrīna, urine; see urine.]

u′ri·na′tion n.

u′ri·na′tive adj.

u′ri·na′tor n.

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urination

the process of expelling fluids from the body in the urine.

u·ri·na·tion

n. orina, acto de emisión de la orina;

frequent ___ → orinar con frecuencia, micción frecuente

Mex. A. pop. meadera;

difficult ___ → orinar con dificultad, micción dificil;

painful ___ → orinar con dolor, micción dolorosa.

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