urina

urine

noun oo-REE-nah Rare

Origin: Latin urina, from Greek ouron.

Usage Note

Urina is the standard medical and scientific term for urine. In informal speech Italians more commonly use la pipì (childish/colloquial) or l'orina (an older literary variant). The adjective is urinario (vie urinarie = urinary tract). The verb is urinare. Urina is a feminine noun despite ending in -a — which is regular and expected.

Examples

"Il medico ha analizzato un campione di urina."

Natural Translation

The doctor analyzed a urine sample.

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