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voiding

voiding

1 7.8
The act of passing urine from the body
  • noun
  • /ˈvɔɪdɪŋ/
  • NSFW
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  • Okay, a woman with dysuria, incomplete voiding and a palpable suburethral mass.
  • voiding diary
  • voiding/incontinence

Examples

  • He experienced pain during voiding, which alarmed him.

  • Though specific voiding frequency will vary for every child, generally speaking, a child can be expected to urinate every two to three hours; a normal voiding pattern, for children as well as adults, is four to seven times per day.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Voluntary voiding by these patients was considered part of their continent behavior.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The patients were instructed to keep the stimulation on continuously and to keep another voiding/incontinence diary.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Keep a drinking and voiding record; this will help to identify and address excessive or insufficient fluid intake as well as abnormal toileting patterns.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In most prostate cases, men will initially present with LUTS: storage, voiding, and post-micturition symptoms affecting the lower urinary tract.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In the future, measuring and evaluating individual incontinence behavior will promote management approaches such as pharmacologic therapy or voiding schedules with known incontinence patterns.

    Academic text (1990)
  • For voiding symptoms requiring catheterization, NICE suggests intermittent bladder catheterization before indwelling urethral or suprapubic catheterization.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Voiding: weak stream, hesitancy, incomplete emptying of the bladder, intermittent flow, prolonged micturition, straining to void, and urinary retention.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The doctor explained that voiding problems can indicate a urinary tract issue.

Synonyms

evacuation
vsvoiding
  • NSFW
14 4.5

Removing the contents of a container or body, for example waste from a tank

is specifically the bodily process of waste discharge rather than removing contents from containers
urination
vsvoiding
13 3.9

Passing urine from the body

is broader applying to discharge of bodily wastes not limited to urine
elimination
vsvoiding
6 3.7

The process of removing waste from the body as pee or poo

is narrower focusing on discharge that often involves urine
peeing
vsvoiding
1 4.6

To let urine leave your body

is the neutral medical process term used in formal contexts
excretion
vsvoiding
  • Specialized
1 4.6

The process of removing waste from the body, such as urine or sweat

is more specific to bodily waste discharge with emphasis on urine
micturition
vsvoiding
  • Specialized
9.9

To pass urine from the body

is broader covering discharge of various body wastes not only urine
excreting
vsvoiding
  • Specialized
5.0

The process of removing waste from the body

is used for general waste removal but focuses more on urine discharge
voidance
vsvoiding
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9.9

Emptying the contents of something like a container or the bladder

is focused on body waste discharge with special emphasis on urine
emptying
vsvoiding
1.8

An action that removes all things from a container or place

is the bodily process of waste discharge often referring to urine release

Antonyms

retention
  • Specialized
9 4.8

Ability of a material like cloth or soil to hold liquid

How Formal

micturition
  • Specialized
9.9
voiding
  • NSFW
1 7.8
urination
13 3.9
peeing
1 4.6
pee
  • Baby Talk
64 5.6

Surface Forms

voiding singular
voidings plural

Morphology

voiding = void (transparent) = void + ing

A straightforward gerund/nominalization of the verb 'void' meaning to expel or discharge, so the sense 'urination' is a direct, expected extension.

Etymology

The word voiding comes from the simple word void, which means 'empty', the same idea you see in vacant. So voiding is the act of making the bladder empty, removing waste like urine from the body.