mic|tu|ri|tion

mic|tu|ri|tion
mic|tu|ri|tion «MIHK chuh RIHSH uhn», noun.
1. the act of urinating; urination.
2. (formerly) abnormally frequent passage of urine, caused by disease.
3. Obsolete. the wish to urinate.
[< Latin micturīre desire to make water (< mingere to urinate) + English -tion]

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