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Urinary vs Nonurinary - What's the difference?

urinary | nonurinary |

As adjectives the difference between urinary and nonurinary

is that urinary is pertaining to urine, its production, function, or excretion while nonurinary is not urinary.

As a noun urinary

is (archaic) a place for urinating; a urinal.

urinary

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Pertaining to urine, its production, function, or excretion.
  • Of or relating to the organs involved in the formation and excretion of urine.

    • Derived terms

    * urinary bladder * urinary tract

    Noun

    (urinaries)
  • (archaic) A place for urinating; a urinal.

    • nonurinary

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Not urinary.
  • * 2005 , Alan T. Lefor, Leonard G. Gomella, Eric A. Wiebke, Surgery on call (page 391)
    • Certain disease states, eg, high-output fistulas or massive diarrhea, will increase the amount of nonurinary losses for nitrogen.