Glossary Online Resources U rology is the branch of medicine concerned with the urinary tract in both genders, and with the genital tract or reproductive system in the male. Urogenital is a word that refers to the urinary and genital organs.
Nephrology is the medical specialty concerned with the kidneys.
The number of people affected by these diseases is expected to grow as the populations of older adults and racial and ethnic minorities, groups disproportionately affected by the diseases, increase. Other, non-related diseases also have a tremendous impact on the disability and death associated with kidney and urologic diseases, including diabetes and hypertension.