urology etymology

English word urology comes from English -logy, English uro-

Detailed word origin of urology

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-logy English (eng) A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.. Something said, or a way of speaking, a narrative.
uro- English (eng) Urine; relating to urine and the urinary system. Tail.. Urochord or the Urochordata; having a tail.
urology English (eng) (medicine) The surgical specialty of medicine that treats disorders of the urinary tract and the urogenital system.

Words with the same origin as urology

Descendants of -logy
auxologist cardiology chronological chronology cosmochronology criminology cryptology cytology dermatology ethnology gerontology gynaecology histology ichthyology logy morphological morphology musicologist ophthalmology pharmacological pharmacology proctology seismology topology
Descendants of uro-
bromouracil thiouracil uranalysis urochrome urocyst urogastric urogenital urogram urogynaecology urogynecological urogynecologist uropatagium uropathologist uropathy urophile uropod uropyloric urorrhea uroscopy urosome urosternite urotoxic urotoxic coefficient uroxanthin