| NOUN | body | urinary tract | the organs and tubes involved in the production and excretion of urine |
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| Meaning | The organs and tubes involved in the production and excretion of urine. | |
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| Part of | urogenital system, urogenital apparatus, urinary system, urinary apparatus, genitourinary system, genitourinary apparatus, systema urogenitale, apparatus urogenitalis | The system that includes all organs involved in reproduction and in the formation and voidance of urine |
| Parts | kidney | Either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine |
| ureter | Either of a pair of thick-walled tubes that carry urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder | |
| urethra | duct through which urine is discharged in most mammals and which serves as the male genital duct | |
| urinary bladder | A membranous sac for temporary retention of urine | |
| Broader | tract | A system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose |
| Spanish | sistema urinario, tracto urinario | |
| Catalan | sistema urinari | |
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