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/i mik"sheuhn/, n.urination.[1660-70; < LL emict(us) (ptp. of emingere to make water) (equiv. to e- E- + mig- urinate (c. OE migan, ON miga) + -tus ptp. suffix) + -ION]
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Emiction — E*mic tion, n. [L. e out + mingere, mictum, to make water.] 1. The voiding of urine. [1913 Webster] 2. What is voided by the urinary passages; urine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
emiction — Rarely used term for urination … Medical dictionary
emiction — n. urination; urine. ♦ emictory, n. & a. (drug) promoting urination … Dictionary of difficult words
emiction — /i mik sheuhn/, n. urination. [1660 70; < LL emict(us) (ptp. of emingere to make water) (equiv. to e E + mig urinate (c. OE migan, ON miga) + tus ptp. suffix) + ION] … Useful english dictionary
Urination — Manneken Pis, bronze sculpture in Brussels, Belgium Urination, also known as micturition, voiding, peeing, weeing, pissing, and more rarely, emiction, is the ejection of urine from the urinary bladder through the urethra to the outside of the… … Wikipedia
emictory — emicˈtory adjective Promoting the flow of urine • • • Main Entry: ↑emiction * * * emictory, a. and n. Med. (ɪˈmɪktərɪ) [f. as prec.: see ory.] A. adj. That has diuretic properties. B … Useful english dictionary
