Urinary
nephrology
neh-FROL-oh-jee
StatusNew
Definition
Medical specialty dealing with the kidneys
SpecialtyUrinary
Breakdown
Root
nephr/o
kidney
Suffix
-logy
study of
Etymology
Greek: nephr/o (kidney) + -logy (study of)
Practice
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