Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

urology

/jʊəˈɹɒlədʒi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: urol-o-gy
IPA: /jʊəˈɹɒlədʒi/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English uro- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos 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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

urologies (plural)

Derived Forms

endourology neurourology

Frequently Paired Words

urologic urological urologist nephrology gynecology

Synonyms

urogenital medicine

Rhymes With

technology psychology biology ideology theology methodology sociology geology ecology terminology anthropology physiology

Questions

How do you pronounce urology?: The recorded pronunciation is /jʊəˈɹɒlədʒi/.
What does urology mean?: The surgical specialty of medicine that treats disorders of the urinary tract and the urogenital system.
Where does urology come from?: Etymology tree English uro- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos 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.

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