urology

English

Etymology

From uro- +‎ -logy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jʊəˈɹɒlədʒi/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi

Noun

urology (countable and uncountable, plural urologies)

  1. (medicine) The surgical specialty of medicine that treats disorders of the urinary tract and the urogenital system.

Coordinate terms

  • nephrology (both concern the urinary tract, but nephrology specializes in the kidney's biochemical and microanatomical function)

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