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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LEPTOMENINGES

(noun) the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers


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