Uric
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
1.
variant of urico- especially before a vowel.
adjective
1.
of, concerning, or derived from urine
uric u·ric (yur’ĭk)
adj.
Relating to, contained in, or obtained from urine.
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- Uric-acid
noun 1. Biochemistry. a compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 O 3 , present in mammalian urine in small amounts, and the principal nitrogenous component of the excrement of reptiles and birds, that in the form of its salts occurs in the joints in gout and as the major constituent of kidney stones. 2. […]
- Uricacidemia
[yoo r-ik-as-i-dee-mee-uh] /ˌyʊər ɪkˌæs ɪˈdi mi ə/ noun, Medicine/Medical. 1. lithemia.
- Uricase
uricase u·ri·case (yur’ĭ-kās’, -kāz’) n. See urate oxidase.
- Urico-
urico- or uric- pref. Uric acid: uricolytic.
- Uricolysis
noun, Biochemistry. 1. the decomposition of uric acid. uricolysis u·ri·col·y·sis (yur’ĭ-kŏl’ĭ-sĭs) n. Decomposition of uric acid. u’ri·co·lyt’ic (yur’ĭ-kō-lĭt’ĭk) adj.