urinary
adjective
uri·nary
ˈyər-ə-ˌner-ē 
ˈyu̇r-
1
: relating to, occurring in, affecting, or constituting the organs concerned with the formation and discharge of urine
the urinary system
the urinary tract
urinary calculi
2
: of, relating to, or for urine
3
: excreted as or in urine
urinary sugar
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Anna Osborn, 30, began struggling with severe pelvic pain, which doctors chalked up to a urinary tract infection, in October 2023.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 9 May 2025
Individual scores that contribute to a hospital’s overall letter grade fall into five categories:
Infections, including how often patients at the hospital contract MRSA, urinary tract infections, blood infections and more.
—Evan Moore
may 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2025
The best way to tell if this is happening to you is to pay attention to your urinary symptoms after drinking seltzer.
—Stacey Colino, Time, 1 May 2025
He was , diagnosed with a urinary tract infection, MRSA and pneumonia in February of that year and then again later in April with another illness.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 9 May 2025
Individual scores that contribute to a hospital’s overall letter grade fall into five categories:
Infections, including how often patients at the hospital contract MRSA, urinary tract infections, blood infections and more.
—Evan Moore
may 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2025
The best way to tell if this is happening to you is to pay attention to your urinary symptoms after drinking seltzer.
—Stacey Colino, Time, 1 May 2025
He was , diagnosed with a urinary tract infection, MRSA and pneumonia in February of that year and then again later in April with another illness.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Urinary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urinary. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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urinary
adjective
uri·nary
ˈyu̇r-ə-ˌner-ē
1
: relating to, occurring in, affecting, or making up the organs of the urinary tract
2
: of, relating to, or used for urine
Medical Definition
urinary
adjective
uri·nary
ˈyu̇r-ə-ˌner-ē
1
: relating to, occurring in, or constituting the organs concerned with the formation and discharge of urine
2
: of, relating to, or for urine
3
: excreted as or in urine
urinary sugar
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