urinalysis

English

Etymology

Blend of urine +‎ analysis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʊəɹɪˈnælɪsɪs/

Noun

urinalysis (countable and uncountable, plural urinalyses)

1. (medicine) The comprehensive analysis of urine.
   • 2000, J. G. Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 70:

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