Usage Note
Uriner is the neutral medical and clinical verb. In everyday and informal speech, French speakers more often use faire pipi (child/informal) or pisser (very informal/vulgar). The noun form is l'urine (f.) and the act of urinating is la miction in formal medical contexts.
Examples
"Le médecin lui a demandé d'uriner dans un flacon."
Natural Translation
The doctor asked him to urinate in a vial.

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