Structured Summary
Abstract
Liquid by-product of excretion produced in the kidneys, temporarily stored in the bladder until discharge through the URETHRA.
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Classification
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Used as a Subheading
Urine is also a MeSH subheading (qualifier Q000652), attached to other headings to focus them on this aspect:
Used for the presence or analysis of substances in the urine, and also for the examination of, or changes in, the urine in disease.
- Qualifier ID
- Q000652
- Qualifier Tree
- Y01.040, Y08.040.070
Indexing annotation
subhead only; for "in urine" or "urine in" animals or diseases; includes the presence of cells & endogenous & exogenous chemical substances; not for the presence of microbes or parasites in the urine in disease ( = /microbiology or /parasitology); see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.79; DF: /urine or /UR
Subheading synonyms
- urinary aspects
- urinary levels
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Aspects Covered
6 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, cytology, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
general only; prefer / urine with higher animals, substances & diseases; urine volume: index URINE probably NIM; /microbiol: consider also BACTERIURIA
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Urine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014556. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014556
- Urine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine
- Urine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40924