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Urine or the urinary organs.

Greek ouron, urine.

Urodynamics is the diagnostic study of pressure in the bladder, in treating incontinence; the adjective urogenital denotes both the urinary and genital organs; urolithiasis is the formation of stony concretions in the bladder or urinary tract; urology is the branch of medicine and physiology concerned with the function and disorders of the urinary system. See also urino‑.

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