How to Use urinary in a Sentence

urinary

adjective
  • These hard deposits can be very painful when passed through the urinary tract.
    SELF, 11 Feb. 2022
  • The upper urinary tract consists of your kidneys and ureters—the tubes that lead to your bladder.
    Samantha Lauriello, Health, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The doctor ordered blood tests and an imaging test of his urinary tract.
    BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2019
  • The chances of urinary troubles and bladder leaks decreased as well.
    Brooklyn White, Essence, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Headaches and urinary tract infections were more common among those on the drug.
    Author: Marilynn Marchione, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Some stones can form as a result of a urinary tract infection, the Mayo Clinic notes.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 10 Aug. 2020
  • The old-aged men are more prone to encounter prostate health issues and urinary tract infections.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Clearing waste via your pee is a primary function of the urinary tract.
    Patia Braithwaite, SELF, 3 Feb. 2020
  • But a 10-pound weight loss was not a common finding in a urinary-tract infection.
    New York Times, 26 Aug. 2021
  • Small kidney stones may be able to pass through your urinary tract without treatment.
    Korin Miller, Health.com, 8 Dec. 2021
  • Mammals like us have a urinary system that consists, in part, of two kidneys.
    Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Apr. 2021
  • Uricalm is an over-the-counter brand of phenazopyridine, a local anesthetic that acts on the urinary tract.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 18 Mar. 2022
  • Kidney stones can impact any part of the urinary tract, including the bladder.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
  • Both urinary and fecal incontinence in dogs can be caused by a range of health issues.
    Lauren Corona, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Most infections involve the lower urinary tract — the bladder and the urethra.
    Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 3 July 2024
  • Some stones make their way out the urinary tract with no issue, but others can get stuck, blocking the flow of urine and causing severe pain and bleeding.
    Katie Camero, NBC News, 8 July 2023
  • The erosions typically spread to the eyes, chest, mouth, nose, throat, urinary tract, and genitals.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Doctors ran more tests and said her son had a urinary tract infection and gave him antibiotics.
    Dallas News, 24 May 2020
  • The crystals grow into larger particles (stones), which move through the urinary tract.
    Marcos Del Rosario-Santiago, baltimoresun.com, 11 July 2019
  • This herb, which is sometimes used to treat urinary tract infections in men with enlarged prostates, has not been well studied for hair growth.
    Sarah Anzlovar Ms, Health, 13 July 2023
  • When Susan cried in pain from a urinary tract infection, Ami sent an ambulance to fetch her on the nearest paved road.
    Washington Post, 6 May 2022
  • What's more, 96% of the shoes had the fecal bacteria E. Coli, the notorious cause of GI and urinary tract infections.
    Liz Krieger, Good Housekeeping, 6 June 2023
  • One was acinetobacter, a group of germs that cause infections in the blood and urinary tract, as well as pneumonia.
    Ed Silverman, STAT, 10 Oct. 2021
  • On the second to last day of the year, Jerry Erstrom went to a hospital in Nampa because of a urinary tract infection.
    oregonlive, 6 Feb. 2021
  • Each year, more than 400 million urinary tract infections occur in people around the globe.
    Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The boy was born with End Stage Renal Disease, an enlargement of the bladder, kidneys and ureters caused by a urinary tract obstruction.
    John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Common infections like skin or urinary tract infections may take 7 to 14 days to clear.
    Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
  • This method is used when there’s a renal or urinary abnormality in the fetus.
    Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The trouble with measuring urinary metal levels The study has a few other limitations.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Blood and urinary cultures may also be performed (bronchiolitis related to RSV can occur with a urinary tract infection in newborns).
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024

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