urination

noun

uri·​na·​tion ˌyər-ə-ˈnā-shən 

ˌyu̇r-

: the discharge of urine from the body : the act or process of urinating

The condition, called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), squeezes the urethra, making urination difficult and frequent.

—Nathan Seppa

And chlamydia, also characterized by burning with urination, is increasingly being screened in other ways.

—Nancy Beth Jackson

called also micturition

Examples of urination in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Last year's lowlights included public drinking, people on rooftops, thrown beer cans, more than the usual amount of public urination and assaults that went viral on social media. —Mike Deehan, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025

Avoid alcohol and caffeine, which can irritate the bladder and promote urination. —Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 28 Feb. 2025

But to Onishi's knowledge, no one had studied urination as a potentially contagious behavior. —Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025

Researchers studying a group of 20 of the captive apes sifted through more than 600 hours of footage looking for instances of urination. —Collin Blinder, science.org, 22 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for urination

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation

Medical Definition

urination

noun

uri·​na·​tion ˌyu̇r-ə-ˈnā-shən 

: the act of urinating

called also micturition