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genitourinary

American  
[jen-i-toh-yoor-uh-ner-ee] / ˌdʒɛn ɪ toʊˈjʊər əˌnɛr i /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the genital and urinary organs; urogenital.


genitourinary British  
/ ˌdʒɛnɪtəʊˈjʊərɪnərɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to both the reproductive and excretory organs; urogenital

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of genitourinary

First recorded in 1825–35; genito- + urinary

Example Sentences

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Local estrogen therapy typically involves applying a topical, low-dose estrogen to the vaginal area to treat genitourinary symptoms of menopause such as vaginal dryness as well as recurrent urinary tract infections.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 16, 2025

Dr. Alicia Morgans, associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, a genitourinary medical oncologist and the director of the Survivorship Program at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, agreed.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2025

However, recent weight loss wasn't found to be associated with increased risk for other cancer types, such as breast cancer, genitourinary cancer, brain cancer, or melanoma.

From Science Daily Jan. 23, 2024

IgAs populate the saliva, tears, breast milk, and mucus secretions of the gastrointestinal, respiratory, and genitourinary tracts.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

It did not nurse, but took food by both the mouths; all its actions were done in concert; it was possessed of one set of genitourinary organs; it only lived a short while.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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