Meanings
plural andrologists
- medicineA person who studies andrology.
Dr. Schirren: The members of this round table keep on speaking about urologists and gynecologists but you never mention andrologists.
1986, Emil Steinberger, G. Frajese, Anna Steinberger, editors, Reproductive Medicine, page 4932 more examples
It may not be easy to find an andrologist or get an appointment with one. Women can call a gynecologist for routine check-ups, but it is not the same with andrologists.
2001, Vivien Marx, The Semen Book, Free Association Books, page 29Male infertility specialists are either andrologists (M.D.s or Ph.D. scientists specializing in male fertility and in assisted reproductive technology) or urologists (doctors who specialize in male and female urinary tract problems but are particularly knowledgeable about penis and testicle "design"). Many urologists are also andrologists.
2002, M. Sara Rosenthal, The Fertility Sourcebook, McGraw Hill Professional, page 29
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂nḗr
- Proto-Hellenic*anḗr
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)
- Englishandro-
- Englishandrologist
Translations
Dutch androloog, mannenarts
- androloogperson who studies andrology
- mannenartsperson who studies andrology
Esperanto andrologo
- andrologoperson who studies andrology
Finnish andrologi
- andrologiperson who studies andrology
French andrologue
- andrologueperson who studies andrology
German Androloge, Andrologin
- Andrologeperson who studies andrology
- Androloginperson who studies andrology
- Männerarztperson who studies andrology
- Männerärztinperson who studies andrology
Italian andrologo, androloga
- andrologoperson who studies andrology
- andrologaperson who studies andrology
Polish androlog
- andrologperson who studies andrology
Portuguese andrologista, andrólogo
- andrologistaperson who studies andrology
- andrólogoperson who studies andrology
- andrólogaperson who studies andrology
Spanish andrólogo, andróloga
- andrólogoperson who studies andrology
- andrólogaperson who studies andrology
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