Editing Urinal (section)

{{Short description|Type of sanitary fixture for urination}}
{{About|the plumbing fixture|the bottle used for urination|Urinal (health care)|other uses}}
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[[File:Men’s Room Urinals.jpg|thumb|342x342px|[[American Standard Brands|American Standard]] urinals in an office restroom]]
A '''urinal''' ({{IPAc-en|US|ˈ|j|ʊər|ə|n|əl}}, {{IPAc-en|UK|j|ʊəˈr|aɪ|n|əl}})<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/urinal|title=urinal|work=Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|access-date=30 December 2017}}</ref> is a sanitary [[plumbing fixture]] similar to a [[toilet]], but for [[urination]] only. Urinals are often provided in men's [[public toilet|public restroom]]s in [[Western world|Western countries]] (less so in [[Muslim world|Muslim countries]]). They are usually used in a standing position. Urinals can be equipped with manual flushing, automatic flushing, or without flushing, as is the case for waterless urinals. They can be arranged as single sanitary fixtures (with or without privacy walls), or in a trough design without privacy walls.

Urinals designed for females ("[[female urinal]]s") also exist but are rare. It is possible for females to use stand-up urinals using a [[female urination device]].<ref name="restroomsdotorg">{{cite web|url=http://restrooms.org/standing.html|title=A Woman?s Guide on How to Pee Standing|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030604104917/http://restrooms.org/standing.html|archive-date=4 June 2003|url-status=unfit|access-date=22 November 2010}}</ref> The term "urinal" may also apply to a small building or other structure containing such fixtures. It can also refer to a small container in which urine can be collected for [[urinalysis|medical analysis]], or for use where access to toilet facilities is not possible, such as in small aircraft, during extended [[stakeout]]s, or for the [[bedridden]].