urination

«urination» in Mova's school dictionary: the act of passing urine (wee) out of the body — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (urination — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

(formal, science, medicine) Urination is the act of passing urine (wee) out of the body. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in science lessons on the human body and in medicine: the kidneys clean the blood and make urine, which is stored in the bladder and released by urination. Doctors ask about it to check health. In everyday talk children say «going for a wee» or «peeing» (US).

examples

• Urination removes waste water from the body. tree →
• The kidneys make urine, and urination gets rid of it. tree →
• Drinking lots of water leads to more frequent urination. tree →
• The doctor asked about any pain during urination. tree →
• Animals use urination to mark their territory. tree →
• Babies can't control urination yet, so they wear nappies. tree →

note

Formal and scientific. Verb: «urinate»; the liquid is «urine». Everyday words: «wee», «pee». A polite, medical word, not rude.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «urination» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.