Urology


noun
1.
the scientific, clinical, and especially surgical aspects of the study of the urine and the genitourinary tract in health and disease.
noun
1.
the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of diseases of the urogenital tract

urology u·rol·o·gy (yu-rŏl’ə-jē)
n.
The medical specialty concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the urinary tract in females and of the genitourinary tract in males.
ur’o·log’ic (yur’ə-lŏj’ĭk) or ur’o·log’i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
u·rol’o·gist n.
urology
(y-rŏl’ə-jē)
The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the urinary tract and urogenital system.
urology [(yoo-rol-uh-jee)]

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

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