urinate
Empty the bladder
To urinate is to expel urine from the body.
The word is the standard clinical term, appropriate for medical contexts and polite conversation: The patient reported difficulty urinating.
Pee is the common informal equivalent; piss is cruder but widely used.
Waste disposal fixture
- restroomFacility with toilets
- bathroomRoom for hygiene
- lavatoryRoom for bodily relief
- latrineBasic outdoor toilet
outhouse · commode · loo · washroom · WC · powder room · porta-potty · bedpan
Urinate, informally
leak · piddle · number one · relieve oneself · go · potty · widdle · spend a penny
Organ holding urine
- urethraUrinary exit canal
- kidneysBlood-filtering organ pair
- nephronsKidney's filtering units
- sphincterMuscle encircling body opening
pelvic floor · renal system · ureter · waterworks · filtration
Medical term for peeing
- voidWithout legal effect
- incontinenceInability to retain waste
- cystitisBladder lining inflammation
- diureticUrine-promoting substance
urology · polyuria · dysuria · anuria · enuresis · catheter · urinalysis · retention
Pressing need for action
bursting · holding it · discomfort · urge · straining · ease · satisfaction
Low woody perennials
- treeWoody perennial plant
- outdoorsIn open air
- campingOutdoor recreational lodging
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
nature · privacy · squat · open air · trailside · roadside · marking territory · wild
Nitrogenous metabolic waste compound
- ammoniaAcrid nitrogen-hydrogen gas
- nitrogenousContaining nitrogen compounds
- liquid wasteDiscarded fluids needing treatment
- excretionRemoval of metabolic waste
toilet
Waste disposal fixture
latrine · outhouse · commode · loo · washroom · WC · powder room · porta-potty · bedpan · chamber pot
pee
Urinate, informally
whiz · leak · piddle · number one · relieve oneself · go · potty · widdle · spend a penny · see a man about a horse
bladder
Organ holding urine
sphincter · pelvic floor · renal system · ureter · waterworks · filtration
micturition
Medical term for peeing
- voidWithout legal effect
- incontinenceInability to retain waste
- cystitisBladder lining inflammation
diuretic · urology · polyuria · dysuria · anuria · enuresis · catheter · urinalysis · retention · frequency
urgency
Pressing need for action
desperate · bursting · holding it · discomfort · urge · straining · ease · satisfaction
bushes
Low woody perennials
wilderness · nature · privacy · squat · open air · trailside · roadside · marking territory · wild
urea
Nitrogenous metabolic waste compound
- ammoniaAcrid nitrogen-hydrogen gas
- nitrogenousContaining nitrogen compounds
- liquid wasteDiscarded fluids needing treatment
excretion · expel · discharge · elimination · toxins · fluid · output
urinatedefecate
Expel waste from bowels
poop · pass stool · vomit · move one's bowels · perspire
- urinal cakeRestroom deodorizing puck
- urinary tractUrine drainage system
- public urinationVoiding bladder in view
- urinary obstructionBlocked urine outflow
- urinary systemLiquid waste elimination apparatus
- urinary tract infectionBacterial bladder invasion
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