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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Laboratory analysis of urine, used to aid in the diagnosis of disease or detect the presence of a specific substance, such as an illegal drug.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Chemical examination of urine.

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  • noun medicine The comprehensive analysis of urine.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis)

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[urin(o)– + (an)alysis.]

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Blend of urine and analysis.

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