urology

[ yoo-rol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the scientific, clinical, and especially surgical aspects of the study of the urine and the genitourinary tract in health and disease.

urology

/ ˌjʊərəˈlɒdʒɪk; jʊˈrɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of diseases of the urogenital tract

urology

/ y-rŏl′ə-jē /

1. The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the urinary tract and urogenital system.

urology

1. The branch of medicine devoted to the study and care of the urinary tract .

Derived Forms

• urologic, adjective
• uˈrologist, noun

Other Words From

• u·ro·log·ic [y, oo, r-, uh, -, loj, -ik], uro·logi·cal adjective
• u·rolo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of urology¹

First recorded in 1745–55; uro- ¹ + -logy

Example Sentences

On September 16, the same day he contacted Malik, Sang also reached out to Amy Perlmann, the men’s health program director of urology at the University of Iowa, as well as Mathias Hofer, a urologist with a practice in San Antonio.

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