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urology

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /jʊəˈɹɒlədʒi/
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  • rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: urogenital medicine

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: medicine, medical specialty

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English uro- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English urology From uro- + -logy.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: urologji — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • Catalan: urologia — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 泌尿外科 (mìniào wàikē) — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 泌尿科 (mìniàokē) — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • Chinese Mandarin: 泌尿器學 /泌尿器学 (mìniàoqìxué) — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • Czech: urologie — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • Danish: urologi — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • Dutch: Urologie — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • Finnish: virtsaelintautioppi — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • Finnish: urologia — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • French: urologie — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • Galician: uroloxía — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • German: Urologie — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • Hungarian: urológia — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • Italian: urologia — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • Japanese: 泌尿器科 (hinyōkika) — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • Korean: 비뇨기과 (binyogigwa) — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • Polish: urologia — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • Portuguese: urologia — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • Romanian: urologie — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • Russian: уроло́гия (urológija) — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • Spanish: urología — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • Swedish: urologi — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • Vietnamese: khoa tiết niệu — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system
  • Volapük: yurinav — branch of medicine dealing with urinary tract and urogenital system