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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Enraged at her parents for having followed the advice of the urologist, Kristi would soon leave Baton Rouge. Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025 In addition to hearing from Ambrose directly, the film features interviews with Colapinto, the urologist who performed Ambrose’s surgery, intersex activists, and archival footage of Money, who died in 2006. Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2025 Biopsy: During a cystoscopy, the urologist may take a tissue sample from the bladder and send it to the lab for a pathologist to examine under a microscope. Steffini Stalos, Health, 25 Jan. 2025 The Ninth Circuit opinion relied on the urologist’s claim that gender confirmation surgery was necessarily limiting. Natalie Shibley / Made By History, TIME, 21 Feb. 2025 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 24 Mar. 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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