Definitions for urologyyʊˈrɒl ə dʒi

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

u•rol•o•gyyʊˈrɒl ə dʒi(n.)

  1. the scientific, clinical, and esp. surgical aspects of the study of the urinary and the genitourinary tract.

    Category: Physiology

Origin of urology:

1745–55

u•rol′o•gist(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. urology, urogenital medicine(noun)

    the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the urinary tract or urogenital system

Wiktionary

  1. urology(Noun)

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

Webster Dictionary

  1. Urology(noun)

    see Uronology

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. 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.


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