urinalysis

/ˈjʊrəˌnæləsəs/
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Other forms: urinalyses

Definitions of urinalysis
  1. noun
    (medicine) the chemical analysis of urine (for medical diagnosis)
    synonyms: uranalysis
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    type of:
    diagnosing, diagnosis
    identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
    chemical analysis, qualitative analysis
    the act of decomposing a substance into its constituent elements
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