uriniferousadj.
Anatomy.
Conveying urine. Usually with duct, tubule, or (most frequently) tube.
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urinary1578
urinal1615
uriniferous1744
uropoietic1783
uriniparous1857
1744 tr. H. Boerhaave Acad. Lect. Theory Physic III. 151 I therefore concluded..that the Blood..had dilated the uriniferous Ducts of the Kidneys.
1831 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. (ed. 2) 799 The inner [membrane]..even introduces itself into the uriniferous tubes.
1857 E. L. Birkett Bird's Urinary Deposits (ed. 5) 142 A uriniferous tubule.
1880 Brady Copepoda III. 18 The hinder portion of the alimentary canal is perhaps also uriniferous.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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