genitourinaryadj.
/ˌdʒɛnᵻtəʊˈjʊərᵻn(ə)ri/, /ˌdʒɛnᵻtəʊˈjɔːrᵻn(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈˌdʒɛnədoʊˈjʊrəˌnɛri/ Anatomy and Medicine.
Designating the reproductive and urinary organs (considered together); of, relating to, or dealing with these organs. Cf. urogenital adj.
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genitourinary1803
urinogenital1836
urogenital1848
urinogenitary1878
urogenitary1883
1803 tr. J. Burdin Course Med. Stud. III. 86 A mucous membrane..must be affected in an analogous manner, whether it serves to form part of the aërian, alimentary, or genito-urinary passages.
1876 S. W. Gross Gross's Pract. Treat. Dis. Bladder (ed. 3) i. vii. 158 The blood may be derived from any portion of the genito-urinary mucous tract.
1925 Illinois Med. Jrnl. 47 291/2 We will make very careful examinations of the interior of the joint by means of the arthroscope very much as the genito-urinary specialist.
1954 H. W. Florey Lect. Gen. Pathol. vi. 120 While it is difficult for bacteria and viruses to pass the barrier of the skin, the much more delicate mucous membranes which line the respiratory, alimentary and genito-urinary tracts are more easily penetrated.
2012 Washington Post (Nexis) 24 Aug. b4 Veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have suffered pelvic fractures and genitourinary injuries that could affect their reproductive abilities.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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adj.1803