Urena, ū-rē′na, n. a genus of Malvaceæ—the Indian mallow.
Ureter, ū-rē′tėr, n. the duct which conveys the urine from the kidneys to the bladder.—adjs. Urē′tal, Urē′teral, Urēter′ic.—n. Urēterī′tis, inflammation of the ureter. [Gr.,—ouron, urine.]
Urethra, ū-rē′thra, n. the canal by which the urine is discharged from the bladder:—pl. Urē′thræ.—adjs. Urē′thral; Urēthrit′ic affected with urethritis.—n. Urēthrī′tis, inflammation of the urethra. [Gr.,—ouron, urine.]
Urf, urf, n. (Scot.) a stunted child.
Urge, urj, v.t. to press in any way: to drive: to press earnestly: to solicit earnestly: to provoke.—v.i. to incite: to insist: to make allegations.—n. act of urging.—n. Ur′gency, quality of being urgent: earnest asking: pressing necessity.—adj. Ur′gent, urging: pressing with importunity: calling for immediate attention: earnest.—adv. Ur′gently.—n. Ur′ger. [L. urgēre, to press.]
Uria, ū′ri-a, n. a genus of Alcidæ—the guillemots and murres.
Uriconian, ū-ri-kō′ni-an, n. the name applied to a series of volcanic rocks of which the Wrekin is composed. [Uriconium, a Roman station on the site of which Wroxeter in Shropshire stands.]
Urile, ū′ril, n. a kind of cormorant.
Urim, ū′rim, Thummim, thum′im, ns.pl. first mentioned in Exod. xxviii. 30, in connection with the High-priest's breastplate, apparently a pair of objects used at critical junctures as a kind of traditional oracle, but which could not always be counted on for an answer (1 Sam. xxviii. 6).
Urine, ū′rin, n. the fluid which is secreted or separated by the kidneys from the blood and conveyed to the bladder—the principal means of removing the worn-out tissues, esp. the nitrogenous and saline matters, from the system.—n. Urē′sis, a frequent desire to make water.—adj. U′ric, pertaining to, or obtained from, urine.—ns. Uricæ′mia, lithemia; Uridrō′sis, the excretion of urea in the sweat; Urinæ′mia, the contamination of the blood with urinary deposits; U′rinal, a vessel for urine: a convenience for discharging urine.—adjs. U′rinant (her.) diving; U′rinary, pertaining to, or like, urine.—n. a reservoir for keeping urine.—v.i. U′rinate, to discharge urine.—n. Urinā′tion.—adj. U′rinātive.—n. U′rinātor, a diver.—adjs. Urinatō′rial; Urinif′erous, conveying urine; Urinif′ic, secreting urine; Urinip′arous, producing urine.—ns. Urinol′ogy, the scientific knowledge of urine; Urinom′eter, an instrument for weighing urine.—adj. Urinomet′ric.—n. Urinom′etry.—adj. Urinoscop′ic.—n. U′rinoscopy, inspection of urine.—adjs. U′rinose, U′rinous, relating to urine: partaking of the qualities of urine: like urine.—ns. U′rochrome, a yellow pigment of the urine; Urodial′ysis, a partial suppression of urine; Urogas′ter, the urinary passages collectively.—adjs. Urogen′ital, pertaining to the urinary and genital organs—also Urinogen′ital, Urinogen′itary, Genito-urinary; Urog′enous, producing urine.—ns. Urolithī′asis, lithiasis; Urol′ogy, urinology; U′romancy, divination by urine; Uroplā′nia, the abnormal presence of urine in any part of the body; Uropoiē′sis, the formation of urine.—adj. Uropoiet′ic.—ns. Urorrhā′gia, excessive micturation; Urorrhē′a, Urorrhœ′a, involuntary passage of urine.—adj. Uroscop′ic (same as Urinoscopic).—ns. U′roscōpist, one skilled in urinoscopy; U′roscopy (same as urinoscopy); Urō′sis, any disease of the urinary organs. [Fr.,—L. urina; cog. with Gr. ouron, Sans. vāri, water.]