uropathy

uropathy
Any disorder involving the urinary tract. [uro- + G. pathos, suffering]
- obstructive u. any pathologic condition, anatomic or functional, of the urinary tract caused by obstruction.

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urop·a·thy yu̇-'räp-ə-thē n, pl -thies a disease of the urinary or urogenital organs
uro·path·ic .yu̇r-ə-'path-ik adj

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urop·a·thy (u-ropґə-the) [uro- + -pathy] any disease or other pathologic change in the urinary tract.

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