Urology vs. Nephrology — What's the Difference?

Urology (from Greek οὖρον ouron "urine" and -λογία -logia "study of"), also known as genitourinary surgery, is the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the male and female urinary-tract system and the male reproductive organs. Organs under the domain of urology include the kidneys, adrenal glands, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra, and the male reproductive organs (testes, epididymis, vas deferens, seminal vesicles, prostate, and penis).

Nephrology (from Greek nephros "kidney", combined with the suffix -logy, "the study of") is a specialty of adult internal medicine and pediatric medicine that concerns the study of the kidneys, specifically normal kidney function (renal physiology) and kidney disease (renal pathophysiology), the preservation of kidney health, and the treatment of kidney disease, from diet and medication to renal replacement therapy (dialysis and kidney transplantation). The word “renal” is an adjective meaning “relating to the kidneys”, and its roots are French or late Latin.

The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the urinary tract and urogenital system.

The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the kidneys.

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

(medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the function and diseases of the kidneys.

See Uronology.

A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys, and their structure and functions.

The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the urinary tract or urogenital system

Its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders