noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The comprehensive analysis of urine. countable, uncountable

   "‘He was still booking them in for their check-ups. All that cholesterol to be tested, all those urinalyses.’"

2. 2
   (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

anatomic diagnosisbiological diagnosisbiopsyclinical diagnosiscytodiagnosisdiagnosis

Example

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"‘He was still booking them in for their check-ups. All that cholesterol to be tested, all those urinalyses.’"

Etymology

Blend of urine + analysis.

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