Urine
noun
A yellowish liquid that your body produces and you dispose of by peeing.
A urine test can help detect many diseases.
Often appears as...
- urine test
- urine sample
noun
A yellowish liquid that your body produces and you dispose of by peeing.
A urine test can help detect many diseases.
Often appears as...
- urine test
- urine sample
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Pro Tip 1/3Biological Term
Urine is a biological term; use it in discussions related to health and the human body.
The doctor said that the urine color can indicate hydration levels.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Context
Used mostly in a medical context for tests or diagnoses, less so in everyday conversation.
The lab technician asked for a urine sample for the kidney function test.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Embarrassment
While 'urine' is a technical term, use it sensitively in social situations to avoid embarrassing anyone.
The school nurse discreetly asked if the child had any trouble passing urine.
Pro Tip 1/3Biological Term
Urine is a biological term; use it in discussions related to health and the human body.
The doctor said that the urine color can indicate hydration levels.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Context
Used mostly in a medical context for tests or diagnoses, less so in everyday conversation.
The lab technician asked for a urine sample for the kidney function test.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Embarrassment
While 'urine' is a technical term, use it sensitively in social situations to avoid embarrassing anyone.
The school nurse discreetly asked if the child had any trouble passing urine.
Pro Tip 1/3Biological Term
Urine is a biological term; use it in discussions related to health and the human body.
The doctor said that the urine color can indicate hydration levels.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Context
Used mostly in a medical context for tests or diagnoses, less so in everyday conversation.
The lab technician asked for a urine sample for the kidney function test.
Pro Tip 3/3Avoid Embarrassment
While 'urine' is a technical term, use it sensitively in social situations to avoid embarrassing anyone.
The school nurse discreetly asked if the child had any trouble passing urine.
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The strange politics of...
I can tell you about some of the other things that have been shown sort of across the world to make people disgusted, things like feces, urine, blood, rotten flesh. These are the sorts of things that it makes sense for us to stay away from, because they might actually contaminate us. In fact, just having a diseased appearance
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Is there a disease that...
where they seem to override the innate fear of predators. Infected rodents are more reckless and have slower reaction times. Strangest of all, they're actually attracted to feline urine, which probably makes them more likely to cross paths with a cat and help the parasite complete its life cycle.
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Is it bad to hold your...
sneezing, laughing, or jumping could cause bladder leakage. Instead, the pelvic floor muscles keep the region sealed until you're ready to go. But holding it in for too long, forcing out your urine too fast, or urinating without proper physical support
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Illegal Marijuana Farms...
Loose uh-oh throws people stay in sick to see those malathion Mercado nada nada, no guy Says he doesn't use insecticides Pretty surprised to find out all right, he said no car for urine, but what we're finding is a spray bottle up there
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How do pregnancy tests...
The test starts when urine is applied to the exposed end of the strip. As the fluid travels up the absorbent fibers, it will cross three separate zones, each with an important task. When the wave hits the first zone, the reaction zone,
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The other "Golden Rule"...
because the external water pressure counteracts the internal forces resulting from elevation difference. Whether it’s with the intensity of a fire hydrant or a squirt gun, this system swiftly delivers our urine to the outside world.
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What would happen if you...
causing cells to swell. In severe cases, the kidneys can't keep up with the resulting volumes of dilute urine. Water intoxication then occurs, possibly causing headache, vomiting, and, in rare instances, seizures or death.
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What causes kidney...
can help by relaxing the muscles in the ureter and making it easier for the stone to get through. Another medication called potassium citrate can help dissolve the stones by creating a less acidic urine.
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What causes body odor? -...
A pungent blend of onions, cheese, and cat urine with hints of is that…wet goat? Most of us don’t need more than one whiff to identify that generally unpleasant, characteristic smell we call body odor.
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Top 5 Animal Superpowers!...
from a droplet of urine left by another rat Mandy can determine its gender sexual maturity and reproductive status now that's one test we won't be trying on bono to help her in her quest she's
Video examples
The strange politics of...
I can tell you about some of the other things that have been shown sort of across the world to make people disgusted, things like feces, urine, blood, rotten flesh. These are the sorts of things that it makes sense for us to stay away from, because they might actually contaminate us. In fact, just having a diseased appearance
Video examples
Is there a disease that...
where they seem to override the innate fear of predators. Infected rodents are more reckless and have slower reaction times. Strangest of all, they're actually attracted to feline urine, which probably makes them more likely to cross paths with a cat and help the parasite complete its life cycle.
Video examples
Is it bad to hold your...
sneezing, laughing, or jumping could cause bladder leakage. Instead, the pelvic floor muscles keep the region sealed until you're ready to go. But holding it in for too long, forcing out your urine too fast, or urinating without proper physical support
Video examples
Illegal Marijuana Farms...
Loose uh-oh throws people stay in sick to see those malathion Mercado nada nada, no guy Says he doesn't use insecticides Pretty surprised to find out all right, he said no car for urine, but what we're finding is a spray bottle up there
Video examples
How do pregnancy tests...
The test starts when urine is applied to the exposed end of the strip. As the fluid travels up the absorbent fibers, it will cross three separate zones, each with an important task. When the wave hits the first zone, the reaction zone,
Video examples
The other "Golden Rule"...
because the external water pressure counteracts the internal forces resulting from elevation difference. Whether it’s with the intensity of a fire hydrant or a squirt gun, this system swiftly delivers our urine to the outside world.
Video examples
What would happen if you...
causing cells to swell. In severe cases, the kidneys can't keep up with the resulting volumes of dilute urine. Water intoxication then occurs, possibly causing headache, vomiting, and, in rare instances, seizures or death.
Video examples
What causes kidney...
can help by relaxing the muscles in the ureter and making it easier for the stone to get through. Another medication called potassium citrate can help dissolve the stones by creating a less acidic urine.
Video examples
What causes body odor? -...
A pungent blend of onions, cheese, and cat urine with hints of is that…wet goat? Most of us don’t need more than one whiff to identify that generally unpleasant, characteristic smell we call body odor.
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Top 5 Animal Superpowers!...
from a droplet of urine left by another rat Mandy can determine its gender sexual maturity and reproductive status now that's one test we won't be trying on bono to help her in her quest she's
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Granit Xhaka
Swiss Athlete
Every Monday, we're asked to undertake jump tests to check the conditions of our muscles. There's nothing you can hide. Once a week, they do urine tests, and your body fat percentage is tested regularly. The doctors cover all bases.
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Gene Cernan
American Astronaut
Some astronauts describe the routine flushing of urine into space, where the freezing temperatures turn the droplets into a cloud of bright, drifting crystals, as being among the most amazing sights they saw on an entire voyage.
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Robert Crais
American Author
What they smell isn't the emotion of fear. What dogs can smell is the changes in a person's skin that suggest fear to the dog, anxiety, the way your skin sweats, the amount of uric acid that suddenly pours out of your pores.
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Ron Perlman
American Actor
I lost 90 pounds and my blood pressure went down to a normal level and the salt in my urine disappeared. And that was when I had to make the transition from fat character actor to thin character actor.
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Hans Fischer
German Scientist
Coproporphyrin in particular is widespread; traces are present in normal urine and also in yeast. In special cultures, yeast can be made to produce considerable quantities of coproporphyrin.
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Buzz Aldrin
American Astronaut
When we get there, if we don't find any life on Mars, from that point on there will be life on Mars because we'll bring it there, whether it's germs and leftover urine bags, whatever it is.
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Bee Wilson
British Journalist
When we consume vastly more protein than we need, our kidneys struggle to process it, resulting in protein in the urine. Too much protein from meat may also contribute to kidney stones.
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Marvin Harris
American Scientist
Pigs prefer to wallow in clean mud, but if nothing else is available, they will frequently wallow in their own urine, giving rise to the notion that they are dirty animals.
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Jake Arrieta
American Athlete
We're tested eight, nine times a year - blood tested, urine tested, so I mean, if people think I'm doing something, tell them to increase the testing.
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Rodney Dangerfield
American Comedian
I drink too much. The last time I gave a urine sample it had an olive in it.
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Granit Xhaka
Swiss Athlete
Every Monday, we're asked to undertake jump tests to check the conditions of our muscles. There's nothing you can hide. Once a week, they do urine tests, and your body fat percentage is tested regularly. The doctors cover all bases.
Quote examples
Gene Cernan
American Astronaut
Some astronauts describe the routine flushing of urine into space, where the freezing temperatures turn the droplets into a cloud of bright, drifting crystals, as being among the most amazing sights they saw on an entire voyage.
Quote examples
Robert Crais
American Author
What they smell isn't the emotion of fear. What dogs can smell is the changes in a person's skin that suggest fear to the dog, anxiety, the way your skin sweats, the amount of uric acid that suddenly pours out of your pores.
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Ron Perlman
American Actor
I lost 90 pounds and my blood pressure went down to a normal level and the salt in my urine disappeared. And that was when I had to make the transition from fat character actor to thin character actor.
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Hans Fischer
German Scientist
Coproporphyrin in particular is widespread; traces are present in normal urine and also in yeast. In special cultures, yeast can be made to produce considerable quantities of coproporphyrin.
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Buzz Aldrin
American Astronaut
When we get there, if we don't find any life on Mars, from that point on there will be life on Mars because we'll bring it there, whether it's germs and leftover urine bags, whatever it is.
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Bee Wilson
British Journalist
When we consume vastly more protein than we need, our kidneys struggle to process it, resulting in protein in the urine. Too much protein from meat may also contribute to kidney stones.
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Marvin Harris
American Scientist
Pigs prefer to wallow in clean mud, but if nothing else is available, they will frequently wallow in their own urine, giving rise to the notion that they are dirty animals.
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Jake Arrieta
American Athlete
We're tested eight, nine times a year - blood tested, urine tested, so I mean, if people think I'm doing something, tell them to increase the testing.
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Rodney Dangerfield
American Comedian
I drink too much. The last time I gave a urine sample it had an olive in it.
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