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micturition

Noun

mic=tu=ri=tion

WORDNET DICTIONARY

is a kind of elimination, evacuation, excreting, excretion, voiding

has particulars: leak, making water, passing water, wetting, lithuresis, nocturia, nycturia, oliguria, pee, peeing, piss, pissing

Derived form verb micturate₁

micturition, n. [L. micturire to desire to make water, v. desid. fr. mingere, mictum, to make water.].

The act of voiding urine; urination; also, a morbidly frequent passing of the urine, in consequence of disease. [1913 Webster]

micturition, n. formal urination.

Etymology

L micturire micturit-, desiderative f. mingere mict- urinate

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