urine
liquid by-product of metabolism in the bodies of many animals, produced by the kidneys
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Summary
urine is a biogenic substance type[1]. urine draws 6,815 Wikipedia views per month (biogenic substance type category, ranking #3 of 10).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of anatomical entity[3]
- Subclass of: excrement[4], body fluid[5], secretion or excretion[6], particular anatomical entity[7]
- Commons category: Urine[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Urine[9]
- Described by source: Dictionnaire Infernal[10], Otto's encyclopedia[11], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[12], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15]
- Produced by: urinary system[16]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002047[17]
- Permanent duplicated item: urine[18]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Physiology[19], WikiProject Medicine[20], WikiProject Sanitation[21]
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Influence
Things named for urine include purine[22], a type of chemical entity[23] and hippuric acid[24], a type of chemical entity[25].
Why It Matters
urine has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] urine is known by 118 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for urine include purine[22], a type of chemical entity[23] and hippuric acid[24], a type of chemical entity[25].