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Micturition

Urination, the act of urinating. The word "micturition" comes from the Latin "micturire" which has a slightly different meaning, namely "to want to urinate." [A contribution entitled "Fetal Micturition" to The New England Journal of Medicine (338:170) shows ultrasound images of a fetus urinating at 32 weeks of gestation!]

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1. SYN: urination. 2. The desire to urinate. 3. Frequency of urination. [L. micturio, to desire to make water]

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mic·tu·ri·tion .mik-chə-'rish-ən, .mik-tə- n URINATION

mic·tu·ri·tion·al -əl adj

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n.

see urination

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mic·tu·ri·tion (mik″tu-rĭґshən) [L. micturire to urinate] urination.

Medical dictionary. 2011.