UROLOGY

urology, urogenital medicine

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

urology (countable and uncountable, plural urologies)

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

Source: Wiktionary


U*rol"o*gy, n. Etym: [1st uro- + -logy.] (Med.)

Definition: See Uronology.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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4 February 2025

DISKETTE

(noun) a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; “floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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