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urine — [ yrin ] n. f. • XIIe var. orine; lat. pop. °aurina, d apr. aurum « or », à cause de la couleur; lat. urina ♦ Liquide organique clair et ambré, limpide, odorant, qui se forme dans le rein, séjourne dans la vessie et est évacué par l urètre… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Urine osmolality — is a measure of urine concentration, in which large values indicate concentrated urine and small values indicate diluted urine. In healthy individuals with restricted fluid intake, urine osmolality should be greater than 800mOsm/Kg, while a 24… … Wikipedia
Urine — U rine, n. [F. urine, L. urina; akin to urinari to plunge under water, to dive, Gr. ? urine; cf. Skr. v[=a]r water, Icel. ?r drizzling rain, AS. w[ae]r the sea.] (Physiol.) In mammals, a fluid excretion from the kidneys; in birds and reptiles, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Urine-indicator dye — is a fictional substance thought to form some sort of colored cloud in a pool to indicate the presence of urine. It s commonly believed to exist in the United States, Canada, and Spain amongst other countries.Experts on such matters say although… … Wikipedia
urine — early 14c., from O.Fr. urine (12c.), from L. urina urine, from PIE *ur (Cf. Gk. ouron urine ), variant of root *awer to moisten, flow (Cf. Skt. var water, Avestan var rain, Lith. jures sea, O.E. wær … Etymology dictionary
urine — Urine, Lotium, Vrina. Quand une urine en pissant est ainsi tortuë comme celle d un porceau qui pisse, Vrina tortuosa. Urine graveleuse, pleine de gravelle. Vrina arenosa … Thresor de la langue françoyse
urine — [yoor′in] n. [OFr < L urina, urine < IE * ūr , var. of base * awer , to moisten, flow > WATER, Gr ouron, urine] a waste product of vertebrates and many invertebrates, secreted by the kidneys or other excretory structures: in mammals, it… … English World dictionary
Urine tax — (Latin: vectigal urinae ) was a tax levied by the Roman emperor Nero in the 1st century upon the collection of urine. The lower classes of Roman society urinated into pots which were emptied into cesspools. The liquid was then collected from… … Wikipedia
Urine — U rine, v. i. To urinate. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Urine organic acids — is a medical diagnostic test used to exclude the possibility that a person has an inborn error of metabolism, usually one of the organic acidoses. The usual method of analysis is tandem mass spectrometry. In most cases a random specimen of as… … Wikipedia
urine — ► NOUN ▪ a pale yellowish fluid stored in the bladder and discharged through the urethra, consisting of excess water and waste substances removed from the blood by the kidneys. ORIGIN Latin urina … English terms dictionary
