uric
/'ju rik/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Of, relating to, or derived from urine: "uric" describes something that is present in, connected to, or obtained from urine.
- Specifically denoting a type of acid: Most commonly used in the term "uric acid," a chemical compound that is a normal waste product found in urine and blood.
Usage
- The adjective "uric" is almost exclusively used in scientific, medical, or biochemical contexts. It is rarely used alone and is most frequently found in the compound term "uric acid."
- It describes the origin or relation of a substance to urine.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The lab test measures the level of uric acid in the blood.
- Gout is caused by the accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joints.
- Uric compounds are nitrogenous waste products.
Advanced Usage
- "Uric acid": This is the standard and primary usage. It refers to a specific organic acid (C₅H₄N₄O₃) that is the end product of purine metabolism in humans and some other animals.
- High levels of uric acid can lead to health problems like kidney stones.
Variants and Related Words
- Urate (noun): A salt or ester of uric acid.
- Sodium urate is one form of crystal that can deposit in tissues.
- Uricaemia (noun, chiefly British: Uricemia): The presence of uric acid in the blood.
- Hyperuricemia (noun): An abnormally high level of uric acid in the blood.
Synonyms
- There are no direct common-language synonyms for the adjective "uric." In technical contexts, urinary can sometimes relate to a similar concept of origin but is not a precise synonym, as "uric" specifies a chemical component.
- Urinary (adj): Pertaining to urine or the organs that produce and excrete it (e.g., urinary tract).
Related Phrases/Compounds
- Uric acid diathesis: A medical term for a predisposition to form uric acid stones.
- Uric acid metabolism: The biochemical processes involved in the production and excretion of uric acid.
Notes
- The word "uric" itself is not typically used in idioms or phrasal verbs. Its usage is confined to technical terminology, primarily within the fixed phrase "uric acid."
Adjective
- in or relating to or obtained from urine
- uric acid