micturition

noun

mic·tu·ri·tion ˌmik-chə-ˈri-shən

ˌmik-tə-

: the act or process of micturating : urination

As the bladder fills, spinal sensory afferents relay this information to a region in the pons that coordinates micturition.—

Susan Iversen et al.

Examples of micturition in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Brain activity was recorded continuously during bladder filling and micturition. —

Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2012 Functional magnetic resonance imaging measurements made during the micturition phase were used for the final analysis. —

Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2012

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