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u⋅rol⋅o⋅gy

[yoo-rol-uh-jee]
–noun
the scientific, clinical, and esp. surgical aspects of the study of the urine and the genitourinary tract in health and disease.

Origin:
1745–55; uro- 1 + -logy


u⋅ro⋅log⋅ic [yoor-uh-loj-ik] , u⋅ro⋅log⋅i⋅cal, adjective
u⋅rol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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u·rol·o·gy   (yŏŏ-rŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the urinary tract and urogenital system.
ur'o·log'ic (yŏŏr'ə-lŏj'ĭk), ur'o·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., u·rol'o·gist n.
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Cultural Dictionary

urology [(yoo-rol-uh-jee)]

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

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: urol·o·gy
Pronunciation: -jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
: a branch of medicine dealing withthe urinary or urogenital organs
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Medical Dictionary

urology u·rol·o·gy (y&oobreve;-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 (y&oobreve;r'ə-lŏj'ĭk) or ur'o·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
u·rol'o·gist n.

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