urologist

noun

urol·​o·​gist yu̇-ˈrä-lə-jist How to pronounce urologist (audio)
: a physician who specializes in the urinary or urogenital tract
urology noun

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In Chicago, one urologist began replacing people’s testicles, including his own, with those of younger men. Joe Kloc, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025 In 2017, a 79-year-old man was sentenced to life plus a decade in prison for fatally shooting his urologist. Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024 To make the diagnosis, a specialist called a urologist will perform a scrotal ultrasound, which uses high-frequency sound waves to create detailed images of the testicle. Matthew Wosnitzer, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2025 Doximity found that endocrinologists, urologists, gastroenterologists, rheumatologists and neurologists were the top adopters of the technology, respectively. Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for urologist 

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of urologist was in 1879

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“Urologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/urologist. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

Medical Definition

urologist

noun
urol·​o·​gist yu̇-ˈräl-ə-jəst How to pronounce urologist (audio)
: a physician who specializes in urology

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