GENITOURINARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genitourinary mean? 

• GENITOURINARY (adjective)
  The adjective GENITOURINARY has 1 sense:

1. of or related to the genital and urinary organs or their functions

  Familiarity information: GENITOURINARY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENITOURINARY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or related to the genital and urinary organs or their functions

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

genitourinary; GU

Context example:

genitourinary infections

Pertainym:

genital organ (external sex organ)

urinary organ (an organ that separates waste substances from the blood and discharges them)

 Context examples 

When administered in high doses, this drug produces inhibitory effects on acetylcholine activity, specifically on smooth muscle located in the gastrointestinal, biliary, and genitourinary tracts, resulting in an anti-spasmodic effect.

(Homatropine Methylbromide, NCI Thesaurus)

It results in hydrops fetalis, severe anemia, hepatosplenomegaly, heart defects, and genitourinary abnormalities.

(Hemobglobin Bart's Hydrops, NCI Thesaurus)

An acute or chronic infectious process affecting any part of the genitourinary system.

(Genitourinary System Infection, NCI Thesaurus)

The spectrum of illnesses associated with exposure to endocrine disruptors is far-reaching, ranging from attention deficits and hyperactivity, to genitourinary disorders, premature secondary sexual development, and obesity in children.

(Nine out of ten pairs of baby socks on the market contain traces of bisphenol A and parabens, University of Granada)

In a minority of cases it is associated with other genitourinary abnormalities.

(Hypospadias, NCI Thesaurus)

An inflammatory reaction characterized by the presence of papules or nodules usually in the genitourinary tract.

(Malakoplakia, NCI Thesaurus)

It may be associated with other genitourinary abnormalities.

(Penile Agenesis, NCI Thesaurus)

M. terrae is found mainly in soil and on vegetables and can cause disease in the joints, tendons, lungs, and gastrointestinal and genitourinary tracts.

(Mycobacterium terrae, NCI Thesaurus)

M. smegmatis was originally isolated from the human genitourinary tract, is also found in soil and water, and causes human post-traumatic wound infections and lung infections.

(Mycobacterium smegmatis, NCI Thesaurus)

A finding about one or more characteristics of genitourinary system cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v6 classification system.

(Genitourinary System Cancer TNM Finding v6, NCI Thesaurus)