Urology (from
Greek ouron "urine" and "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. The 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).