urology
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- noun
- /jʊəˈrɑːlədʒi/
- Specialized
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urología
- A new technique in urology has improved recovery times after surgery.
- urology nurse
- Department of Urology
- specialist urology
Is that because the urology and sexual health field was dominated by men, that's going to be the presumption?
- Is that because the urology and sexual health field was dominated by men, that's going to be the presumption?
- This crazy girl who just said I've got four days to live and she's got to go through a urology hospital ward and all this nonsense.
Examples
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They sent me to urology.
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Reprint requests can be sent to the author at the Department of Urology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467.
Academic text (1991) -
I told the nurse my fears, and she really couldn't give me information about the urology side of things.
Blog text (2) -
European Men's Health Forum: Online access to specialist urology nurse advice.
Academic text (2012) -
Stern was the chief of urology at Mount Sinai from 1925 through 1930.
Academic text (1991) -
About 130 MS patients are seen regularly in our neuro-urology outpatient service.
Academic text (2000) -
The doctor specializes in urology and is treating patients with kidney issues.
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He was referred to the urology clinic for further evaluation of his symptoms.
Synonyms
A medical field that treats problems of the bladder, kidneys, and sex organs
Surface Forms
Morphology
urology = uro + logy
The term is a classical medical formation from uro plus -logy 'study of', so the meaning is compositional, but the parts are not ordinary standalone English words for most learners.
Etymology
The word urology comes from the Greek root uro- meaning 'urine' and the ending -logy, the same ending as in biology, meaning 'study'. So, it is literally the 'study of urine', which explains why urology is the medical field that treats the urinary system and some male reproductive organs.