Which term describes emptying of urine from the urinary bladder?

• A. Urinate or Void
• B. Urinary Catheterization
• C. Uremia
• D. Polyuria

Answer: (A)

Emptying urine from the bladder is called urination, also commonly described as voiding. Urinate and void are the verbs used to express this action. In contrast, urinary catheterization is a procedure to drain urine with a catheter, uremia is a condition where waste builds up in the blood due to kidney failure, and polyuria means producing abnormally large volumes of urine. So the term that describes the act of emptying the bladder is urinate or void, often written in clinical notes as “the patient voided.”