passes water
Empties the bladder
Passes water is a polite or clinical way of saying urinates.
The phrase appears most often in medical contexts: The patient passes water frequently during the night.
It sounds formal or old-fashioned in everyday conversation, where "pee" or "urinate" is more common.
- urinateExpel bodily fluid
- relieve oneselfExpel bodily waste
- answer nature's callEuphemism for urination
- incontinenceInability to retain waste
- frequent urinationAbnormally often voiding
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