Occupation or Discipline
urology Audio
u·rol·o·gy [ yoo-rol-uh-jee ]
Subclass of:
Specialties, Surgical
Etymology:
Greek ouron = urine + logos = study or science
Definitions related to urology:
  • A surgical specialty concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the urinary tract in both sexes, and the genital tract in the male. Common urological problems include urinary obstruction, URINARY INCONTINENCE, infections, and UROGENITAL NEOPLASMS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Study of the urinary tract in both males and females, and of the genital organs in males.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The medical specialty concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the genitourinary tract.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Urology, medical specialty involving the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the urinary tract and of the male reproductive organs. (The urinary tract consists of the kidneys, the bladder, the ureters, and the urethra.) The modern specialty derives directly from the medieval...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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