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The suffix ology is commonly used in the English language to denote a field of study. The ology ending is a combination of the letter o plus logy in which the letter o is used as an interconsonantal letter which, for phonological reasons, precedes the morpheme suffix logy.[1] Logy is a suffix in the English language, used with words originally adapted from Ancient Greek ending in -λογία (-logia).[2]
English names for fields of study are usually created by taking a root (the subject of the study) and appending the suffix logy to it with the interconsonantal o placed in between (with an exception explained below). For example, the word dermatology comes from the root dermato plus logy.[3] Sometimes, an excrescence, the addition of a consonant, must be added to avoid poor construction of words.
There are additional uses for the suffix such as to describe a subject rather than the study of it (e.g. technology). The suffix is often humorously appended to other English words to create nonce words. For example, stupidology would refer to the study of stupidity; beerology would refer to the study of beer.[1]
Not all scientific studies are suffixed with ology. When the root word ends with the letter "L" or a vowel, exceptions occur. For example, the study of mammals would take the root word mammal and append ology to it resulting in mammalology but because of its final letter being an "L", it instead creates mammalogy. There are exceptions for this exception too. For example, the word angelology with the root word angel, ends in an "L" but is not spelt angelogy as according to the "L" rule.[4][5]
The terminal -logy is used to denote a discipline. These terms often utilize the suffix -logist or -ologist to describe one who studies the topic. In this case, the suffix ology would be replaced with ologist. For example, one who studies biology is called a biologist.
This list of words contains all words that end in ology. It includes words that denote a field of study and those that do not, as well as common misspelled words which do not end in ology but are often written as such.
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A[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
abiology
The study of inanimate, inorganic, or lifeless things.
abiophysiology
The study of inorganic processes in biological systems.
acanthochronology
The study of cactus spines or euphorbia thorns grown in time ordered sequence.
acanthology
The study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy.
acarology
The study of mites and ticks.
accentology
The systematic analysis of word or phrase stress and accentuation in language.
aceology
The science of remedies or therapeutics.
iamatology
acology
The science of medical remedies, Materia Medica.
acridology
The study of grasshoppers and locusts (infraorder Acrididea).
acropathology
The study of diseases affecting limbs.
actinobiology
The study of the effects of radiation upon living organisms.
actinology
The study of the effect of light on chemicals.
acyrology†
The incorrect use of language.
cacology
adenology
The branch of medicine dealing with the development, structure, function, and diseases of glands.
aedoeology
The study of human genitalia.
aerobiology
A branch of biology that studies organic particles, such as bacteria, fungal spores, very small insects, pollen grains and viruses, which are passively transported by the air.
aerolithology
The study of meteorites.
aerogeology
The study of geological features by aerial observation and aerophotography.
aerology
The branch of meteorology involving the observation of the atmosphere by means of balloons, airplanes, etc.
The study of the air and of the atmosphere; used in the US Navy until early 1957.
meteorology
aeropalynology
The study of pollen grains and spores (palynomorphs) in the atmosphere.
aetiology
The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
The study of causes or causation.
The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.
3.
etiology
ætiology
agathology
The science or theory of the good or goodness.
agmatology
The branch of medical science that studies fractures.
agnoiology
The study of things of which humans are by nature ignorant, or of things which cannot be known.
agniology
agnoeology
agnotology
The study of culturally induced ignorance or doubt, particularly the publication of inaccurate or misleading scientific data.
agnatology
agriology
The comparative study of primitive, illiterate or "savage" cultures.
agrobiology
The science of plant nutrition and growth in relation to soil conditions, especially to determine ways to increase crop yields.
agroclimatology
The study of meteorological, climatological, and hydrological conditions which are significant for agriculture owing to their interaction with the objects and process of agriculture production.
agroecology
The study of ecological processes that operate in agricultural production systems.
agrogeology
The study of the origins of minerals known as agrominerals and their applications.
agrology
The science and art of agriculture.
A sub-discipline of soil science which addresses optimizing crop production (common usage, not acceptable to soil scientists)
A sub-discipline of agronomy which addresses the influence of edaphic conditions on crop production.
agrometeorology
The study of weather and use of weather and climate information to enhance or expand agricultural crops and/or to increase crop production.
agrostology
The scientific study of the grasses (family Poaceae).
graminology
agrotechnology
The application of modern technology to agriculture.
aitiology
The study of causation, or origination.
The causes of diseases or pathologies. (medicine)
etiology
aetiology
ætiology
Albanology
Interdisciplinary branch of the humanities that addresses the language, costume, literature, art, culture and history of Albanians.
alethiology
The study of the nature of truth or aletheia.
alethology
algology
The medical treatment of pain as practiced in Greece and Turkey.
The branch of botany dealing with algae.
2. phycology
alimentology
The study of nutrition.
allergology
The study of the causes and treatment of allergies.
alphabetology
The study of alphabetic systems of writing.
amphibiology
The branch of zoology that deals with the class Amphibia.
amphibology†
A situation where a sentence may be interpreted in more than one way due to ambiguous sentence structure.
amphiboly
anaplastology
The branch of medicine dealing with the prosthetic rehabilitation of an absent, disfigured or malformed anatomically critical location of the face or body.
anarcheology[a]
The study of how people throughout history have progressed and thrived with limited government (minarchy) or with no government at all.
anatripsology
The study of friction as a remedy in medicine.
andrology
The medical specialty that deals with male health, particularly relating to the problems of the male reproductive system and urological problems that are unique to men.
anemology
The study of wind.
anesthesiology
The branch of medical science that studies and applies anesthetics and anesthesia.
angelology
The study of angels.
angiology
The study of the anatomy of blood and lymph vascular systems.
angiopathology
The pathology of diseased blood vessels.
antapology†
The reply to an apology.
anthoecology
The branch of ecology that studies the relationship of flowers to their environment.
anthology†
A published collection of poems or other pieces of writing.
anthropobiology
The study of the biologic relationships of humans as a species.
bioanthropology
anthropology
The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
anthropomorphology†
The attribution of human characteristics to God.
anthroposociology
The anthropological and sociological study of race as a means of establishing the superiority of certain peoples.
anthrozoology
The study of the interactions between humans and animals.
antitechnology†
A philosophy opposing technology.
aphasiology
The study of linguistic problems or aphasias resulting from brain damage.
aphnology
The study of wealth.
plutology
apicology
The study of honey bee ecology.
apiology
The scientific study of honey bees and honey-making.
apidology
apology†
An acknowledgement for a failure or mistake.
arachnology
The scientific study of spiders and related animals such as scorpions, pseudoscorpions, and harvestmen, collectively called arachnids.
araneology
The branch of arachnology that deals with spiders.
archeogeology[a]
The branch of geology that studies the geological formations of the past.
archeology[a]
The study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.
archeozoology[a]
The study of faunal remains or the items left behind when an animal dies.
zooarcheology[a]
archology
The study of the science of governance or the origin of things.
arcology†
A field of creating architectural design principles for very densely populated, ecologically low-impact human habitats.
areology
The study of the planet Mars' geology.
aretology
The part of moral philosophy which treats of virtue, its nature, and the means of attaining to it.
A narrative about a divine figure's miraculous deeds.
aristology
The art or study of cooking and dining.
arkeology
The study of the story of Noah's Ark, particularly the search for physical evidence which would corroborate it.
Armenology
The study of Armenian history, language, and culture.
arteriology
The branch of angiology dealing with arteries.
arthrology
The branch of anatomy dealing with joints.
synosteology
arthropathology
The study of functional and structural changes made by diseases of the joints.
arthropodology
The study of arthropods.
Assyriology
The study of the Assyrians.
astacology
The study of crayfish.
asteroseismology
The study of oscillations in stars.
astheniology
The study of diseases of weakening and aging.
asthmology
The study of asthma.
astroarchaeology[a]
The study of astronomical knowledge of prehistoric cultures.
archaeoastronomy
astrobiology
The study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe: extraterrestrial life and life on Earth.
exobiology
astrogeology
The science dealing with the structure and composition of planets and other bodies in the Solar System.
exogeology
astrolithology
The study of aerolites.
astrology
The study of the movements and relative positions of celestial objects as a means for divining information about human affairs and terrestrial events.
astrometeorology
The study of the theoretical effects of astronomical bodies and forces on the Earth's atmosphere.
astroseismology
The study of oscillations in stars.
asteroseismology
atheology†
The resistance or opposition to theology.
atmology
The branch of science dealing with the laws and phenomena of aqueous vapour.
atmospherology
The study of a planetary atmosphere.
atomology
The study or doctrine of atoms.
audiology
The study of the auditory and vestibular systems, and associated disorders.
autecology
One of two broad subdivisions of ecology, which studies the individual organism or species.
autology
The study of oneself.
autonumerology
The study of unusual license plates.
auxanology
The study of growth.
auxology
auxology
The study of growth.
auxanology
axiology
The philosophical study of value.
azoology
The study of inanimate nature.
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Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
bacteriology
The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.
balneology
The study of the treatment of disease by bathing, usually practiced at spas.
barology
The study of gravity and weight and their relation.
Bascology
The study of Basque language and culture.
batology
The study of plants in the genus Rubus, commonly known as brambles.
batrachology
The study of amphibians.
battology†
Continual unnecessary reiteration of the same words, phrases, or ideas.
berestology
The study of birchbark manuscripts.
bibliology
The study of books as physical, cultural objects.
biocenology
The branch of biology dealing with the study of biological communities and the interactions among their members.
biocoenology
bioclimatology
The interdisciplinary field of science that studies the interactions between the biosphere and the Earth's atmosphere on time scales of the order of seasons or longer (in opposition to biometeorology).
bioecology
The study of the relationship of organisms to each other and to their environment.
biogerontology
The sub-field of gerontology concerned with the biological aging process, its evolutionary origins, and potential means to intervene in the process.
biology
The study of life and living organisms and their morphology, anatomy, and physiology.
biometeorology
The study of the relationship between atmospheric conditions (the weather) and living organisms.
biopsychology
The application of the principles of biology to the study of physiological, genetic, and developmental mechanisms of behavior in humans and other animals.
psychobiology
biological psychology
behavioral neuroscience
biospeleology
The branch of biology dedicated to the study of organisms that live in caves and are collectively referred to as troglofauna.
cave biology
biotechnology†
The use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products.
bolloxology†
(Irish slang) Nonsense, derived from the word bollocks.
boxology
A representation of an organized structure as a graph of labelled nodes ("boxes") and connections between them (as lines or arrows).
brachyology†
The colloquial omission of words from a phrase; e.g. "morning" instead of "good morning".
Concise speech or laconism.
1. brachylogy
bracketology
The practice of predicting and analyzing sports tournament brackets.
brewology
The science or study of brewing, especially of brewing beer.
bromatology
The study of food.
brontology
The study of thunder.
bryology
The branch of botany concerned with the scientific study of bryophytes.
bumpology
Archaic and derogatory term for phrenology.
buttonology
The study of buttons.
In computing, the basic training required to start using a piece of software: what the components of the interface are, what they do, how to accomplish basic tasks.
Byzantinology
The interdisciplinary branch of the humanities that addresses the history, culture, costumes, religion, art, such as literature and music, science, economy, and politics of the Byzantine Empire.
Byzantine studies
Byzantology
C[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
cacology†
Poor diction or word choice.
acyrology
caliology
The study of birds nests.
nidology
campanology
The study of bells: their casting, tuning, and ringing.
cancerology
The study of cancer.
capology
Expertise in the mechanics of salary caps, the rules regulating the total amount of player compensation.
carabidology
The study of ground beetles (family Carabidae).
carcinology
The study of crustaceans.
malacostracology
crustalogy
crustaceology
cardiology
The study of the heart.
caricology
The study of carex or sedges.
cariology
The study of dental caries and cariogenesis.
carphology
A lint-picking behavior that is often a symptom of a delirious state.
carpology
The study of the structure of seeds and fruit.
cartology
The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.
catachronobiology
The study of the deleterious effects of time on a living system.
cecidology
The study of plant galls, also known as cecidia, which are growths on plants produced by insects, mites, or fungi.
cecidiology
cephalology
The science of the head.
cereology
The study of, or practice of creating crop circles.
cerebrology
The science that deals with the cerebrum or brain.
cetology
The branch of zoology concerned with the order Cetacea, which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
chalcidology
The study of chalcid wasps.
chaology
The study of chaos and chaotic systems.
chaos theory
characterology
The study of character reading that attempts to combine revised physiognomy, reconstructed phrenology and amplified pathognomy, with ethnology, sociology and anthropology.
cheesology
The study of cheese.
fromology
cheloniology
The study of turtles or tortoises (order Chelonia).
chelonology
testudinology
chemoimmunology
The branch of chemistry that studies the chemical processes in immunology.
chessology
The study of chess.
The study of cheese.
2. fromology
chirology
The study of the hand.
Palm reading.
chondrology
The study of cartilage.
choreology
The study of the aesthetic and science of forms of human movement by special notation.
Benesh Movement Notation
chorology
The study of the causal relations between geographical phenomena occurring within a particular region
The study of the spatial distribution of organisms.
chresmology
The study of prophecies.
chrismology
Christology
The field of study within Christian theology which is primarily concerned with the nature and person of Jesus as recorded in the canonical Gospels and the epistles of the New Testament.
chromatology
The study of colour.
chronobiology
A field of biology that examines periodic (cyclic) phenomena in living organisms and their adaptation to solar- and lunar-related rhythms.
chronology
The study of things in order of time or the study of time.
The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence.
chronooncology
The study of the influence of biological rhythms on neoplastic growths.
The study of the timing of drug administration for anti-cancer treatments.
chronopharmacology
The study of the effects of biological rhythms on pharmacotherapy and drug administration.
chrysology
The study of the production of wealth.
ciliatology
The study of ciliates
cinematology
The art and science of making movies; cinematography.
cirripedology
The study of barnacles.
climatology
The science that deals with climates, and investigates their phenomena and causes.
clinology
The study of retrogression and decline in form and function in an animal or organism.
clonology
The science or study of cloning and clones.
clownology
The study of being a clown.
coalitionology
Speculation in the run-up to a general election about possible coalition governments that might ensue. Used in Britain and Ireland.
coccidology
The study of scale insects, mealybugs, and organisms within the superfamily Coccoidea.
codicology
The study of books as physical objects, especially manuscripts written on parchment (or paper) in codex form.
codology
(Irish) Hoaxing, humbugging, bluffing, leg-pulling.
kidology
cognitology
The multidisciplinary study of mind and behavior.
cognitive science
cohomology†
The theory of a sequence of abelian groups associated to a topological space, often defined from a cochain complex.
coleopterology
The scientific study of beetles (order Coleoptera).
collapsology
A neologism used to designate the transdisciplinary study of the risks of collapse of industrial civilization.
coloproctology
Branch of medicine dealing with pathology of the colon, rectum, and anus and colorectal surgery.
cometology
The branch of astronomy that deals with comets.
comitology
In the European Union, the system of committees, composed of representatives of the member states, used to oversee European Commission implementing acts made under European Union legislation.
complementology
The branch of immunology that deals with complement (one of four proteolytic cascades in blood).
computerology
The study of computers, or any kind of work with computers.
conchology
The study of molluscs and their shells.
The hobby of shell collecting.
coniology
The study of atmospheric dust and its effects on organisms.
connectology
The configuration according to which devices, tubes, etc. are connected. Used in medicine.
conscientology
The study of consciousness.
conscientiology
conspiratology
The study of conspiracies.
contrology
The methods of the physical fitness system called Pilates.
coprology
The study of feces.
scatology
cosmecology
The science that considers the earth in its relation to cosmic phenomena.
cosmetology
The science or study of cosmetics or being a beautician.
cosmochronology
The science of determining timescales for astrophysical objects and events.
cosmology
The study of the origin, evolution, and eventual fate of the universe.
craniology
A pseudomedicine primarily focused on measurements of the human skull, based on the concept that the brain is the organ of the mind and the mental state can be determined by physical external characteristics.
phrenology
crapology
Nonsense, rubbish. Derived from the word crap.
crenology
The utilization of mineral springs for therapeutic purposes.
craunology
criminology
The scientific study of the nature, extent, management, causes, control, consequences, and prevention of criminal behavior, both on the individual and social levels.
criteriology
The part of logic dealing with the establishment of criteria.
The study of how judgments can be made solely based on specific criteria.
crustaceology
The branch of zoology dealing with crustaceans.
carcinology
malacostracology
crustalogy
cryobiology
The study of biological material or systems at temperatures below normal.
cryology
The study of very low temperatures and related phenomena.
cryopedology
The study of frozen grounds and intensive frost action.
cryoseismology
The study of cryoseism, also known as an ice quake or a frost quake.
cryptology
The study and practice of analyzing encoded messages, in order to decode them.
cryptography
cryptozoology
A pseudoscience involving the search for creatures whose existence has not been proven due to lack of evidence.
crystallology
The study of the crystalline structure of inorganic bodies.
ctetology
The branch of biology that studies the origin and development of acquired characteristics.
curiology
The study of picture writing, especially crude hieroglyphics.
kuriology
cyclonology
The study of cyclones.
cyesiology
The study of gestation and pregnancy.
cynology
The study of dogs.
cystology
The study of cysts.
cytology
The study of cells.
cytomorphology
The study of the structure of cells.
cytopathology
A branch of pathology that studies and diagnoses diseases on the cellular level.
cytophysiology
The physiology of cells.
cytotechnology
The study of cells to detect cancer and other abnormalities.
D[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
Dacology
The study of ancient Dacia and its culture and antiquities.
dactyliology
The study of finger rings.
The study of gem engraving.
dactylology†
The representation of the letters of a writing system and sometimes numeral systems using only the hands, especially by the deaf; fingerspelling.
dantology
The study of Dante Alighieri and his works.
defectology
A branch of science that is concerned with the study of the principles and characteristics of the development of children with physical and mental defects and the problems of their training and upbringing. Also describes the training of teachers of handicapped children. (Used in former Soviet Union.)
dekalogy†
A series of ten related works.
deltiology
The study and collection of postcards.
demology
The study of human populations, activities, social conditions, and behaviour.
demonology
The study of demons, especially the incantations required to summon and control them.
daemonology
dendroarcheology[a]
In archeology, the science that uses dendrochronology to date wooden material from archeological sites.
dendrochronology
The science that uses the spacing between the annual growth rings of trees to date their exact year of formation.
dendroclimatology
The science that uses dendrochronology to reconstruct historical climate conditions.
dendroecology
The science that uses dendrochronology to analyze historic ecological processes.
dendrogeomorphology
The science that uses dendrochronology to study changes to the Earth's surface over time.
dendrohydrology
The science that uses dendrochronology to investigate and reconstruct hydrologic processes, such as river flow and past lake levels.
dendrology
The study of trees.
dendropyrochronology
The use of tree rings to study and reconstruct the history of wild fires.
deontology
The study of the nature of duty and obligation.
dermatology
The study of skin.
dermatoneurology
The study of nerves of the skin.
dermatopathology
A subspecialty of dermatology and pathology and to a lesser extent of surgical pathology that focuses on the study of cutaneous (skin) diseases at a microscopic and molecular level.
dermatovenerology
The study of skin disease and sexually transmitted disease and how symptoms of STD's appear on the skin.
dermonosology
The science of nomenclature and classification of skin diseases.
desmidiology
The study of single-celled algae.
desmology
The study of ligaments.
diabetology
The study of Diabetes mellitus.
diabology
The study of the devil and beliefs of the devil in religion.
dicaeology†
An excuse or justification.
dialectology
The scientific study of linguistic dialect, a sub-field of sociolinguistics.
dinosaurology
The branch of paleontology that focuses on studying dinosaurs.
diplomatology
The analysis of original texts or documents.
The study of diplomats.
The study of diplomatics.
dipterology
The study of flies (order Diptera).
dittology†
A double reading or twofold interpretation of a text.
docimology
The study or act of scientific testing or assaying metals and ores.
dogmatology
The study of religious dogma.
dosiology
The study of dosages of drugs.
dosology
posology
dosology
The study of dosages of drugs.
dosiology
posology
doxology†
A short hymn of praises to God in various forms of Christian worship, often added to the end of canticles, psalms, and hymns.
dracology
The study of the mythology surrounding dragons.
draconology
The study of dragons.
dragonology
dragonology
The study of dragons.
draconology
dramatology
The practice of viewing all symptoms as valid communications, including words, posture, tone of voice, and movements of the face and limbs; introduced by Henry Zvi Lothane.
Dravidology
The study of the Dravidian languages, literature and culture.
dronology
A genre of music which heavily utilizes drones. Also used to describe the use of drones in music.
duology†
A pair of related novels, plays, or movies.
dysmorphology
The study of abnormalities of physiological development.
teratology
dysteleology
The philosophical view that existence has no telos or final cause from purposeful design.
E[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
ecclesiology
The theological study of the Christian Church.
eccrinology
The study of the secretion of the eccrine glands.
echinology
The study of echinoderms.
ecohydrology
The study of the interactions between water and ecosystems.
ecology
The scientific study of interactions among organisms and their environment.
ecophysiology
The study of the adaptation of an organism's physiology to environmental conditions.
environmental physiology
physiological ecology
ecopsychology
The study of the relationship between human beings and the natural world through ecological and psychological principles.
ecotoxicology
The study of the effects of toxic chemicals on biological organisms, especially at the population, community, ecosystem level.
edaphology
A soil science concerned with the influence of soils on living things, particularly plants.
editology
An epistemological system that seeks to "define the knowledge as a set of texts, discourses (and thus terms), and to assign the scientificity of those texts to the very conditions of their publishing, the manner they are accepted by the international scientific community" developed by Jean C. Baudet.
The study of editing.
eidology
The study of mental imagery.
Egyptology
The study of ancient Egyptian history, language, literature, religion, architecture and art from the 5th millennium BC until the end of its native religious practices in the 4th century AD.
electrobiology
The study of the production and use of electricity by biological organisms.
electrology
The practice and study of electrical epilation to permanently remove human hair.
The branch of physical science that deals with electricity and its properties.
electrophysiology
The study of the electrical properties of biological cells and tissues.
electrotechnology†
The technological and industrial applications of electricity.
emblematology
The study of emblems.
embryology
The branch of biology that studies the development of gametes (sex cells), fertilization, and development of embryos and fetuses.
emetology
The study of the causes of emesis (vomiting).
emmenology
The study of menstruation.
emotionology
The way a group of people think and speak about their emotions.
The multidisciplinary study of emotions.
encephalology
The study of the brain and its function, structure and anatomy, and diseases.
endemiology
The study of endemic diseases.
endocrinology
A branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones.
engysseismology
The branch of seismology that deals with earthquake shocks registered in or near the region of disturbance.
enigmatology
The study of puzzles.
metagrobology
enology
The study of wines.
oenology
enteradenology
The study of the gastrointestinal tract and glands.
enterology
The study of the intestinal tract.
entomechology
The study and design of mechanical insects.
entomology
The scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology.
entozoology
The study of entozoa, a type of microscopic parasitic worm.
entreprenology
The study of entrepreneurship.
enzymology
The branch of science that studies enzymes.
epidemiology
The study and analysis of the patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease conditions in defined populations.
epileptology
The branch of neurology that studies epilepsy.
epiphytology
The study of the character, ecology, and causes of plant diseases, especially epiphytotic outbreaks.
epistemology
The branch of philosophy concerned with the theory of knowledge.
epizootiology
The study of disease patterns within animal populations.
epizoology
veterinary epidemiology
equinology
The study of horses.
hippology
eremology
The study of deserts.
ergology
The study of the psychological effects of work, or of work patterns; especially the causes of work-related stress (job stress).
In ethnology, knowledge originating from the study of the object culture of non-European traditional societies.
erotology
The study of sexual stimuli and behavior.
ertology†
Fan activities based on Ertar, an alternative reality project, created by a group of Czech science fiction fans.
escapology†
The practice of escaping from restraints or other traps; escape art.
eschatology
A part of theology concerned with the final events of history, or the ultimate destiny of humanity.
Eskimology
A complex of humanities sciences studying languages, history, literature, folklore, culture, and ethnology of people speaking Eskimo–Aleut languages and Eskimo (Inuit–Yupik)–Aleut peoples in chronological and comparative context.
Inuitology
Esperantology
The study of Esperanto.
Esperatology
Esperatology
The study of Esperanto.
Esperantology
ethnoarcheology[a]
The ethnographic study of people for archeological reasons, usually through the study of the material remains of a society.
ethnobiology
The scientific study of the way living things are treated or used by different human cultures.
ethnocynology
A neologism referring to the study of dogs within their cultural context.
ethnoecology
The scientific study of how different groups of people living in different locations understand the ecosystems around them, and their relationships with surrounding environments.
ethnoichthyology
The branch of anthropology that examines human knowledge of fish, the uses of fish, and importance of fish in different human societies.
ethnology
The branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes the characteristics of different people and the relationship between them.
ethnomethodology
The study of methods people use for understanding and producing the social order in which they live.
ethnomusicology
The study of the music of different cultures and their cultural contexts, especially non-Western ones.
ethnomycology
The study of the historical uses and sociological impact of fungi.
ethnopsychology
The study of alternative perceptions of the mind and its behavior.
ethology
The scientific and objective study of non-human animal behaviour rather than human behaviour usually with a focus on behaviour under natural conditions, and viewing behaviour as an evolutionarily adaptive trait.
etiology
The study of causation, or origination.
The causes of diseases or pathologies.
aetiology
ætiology
aitiology
etruscology
The study of the ancient Italian civilization of the Etruscans.
etymology
The study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.
euchology†
One of the chief liturgical books of the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches, containing the portions of the services which are said by the bishop, priest, or deacon.
exoarcheology[a]
Argued to be the same as xenoarcheology, a fictional science concerned with the physical remains of alien cultures. May also mean the study of human activities in a space environment.
exobiology
The branch of biology dealing with extraterrestrial lifeforms.
astrobiology
exogeology
A planetary science discipline concerned with the geology of the celestial bodies such as the planets and their moons, asteroids, comets, and meteorites.
astrogeology
planetary geology
exomoonology
The search for and study of exomoons.
exoplanetology
An integrated field of astronomical science dedicated to the search and study of exoplanets (extrasolar planets).
F[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
fairyology
The study of fairies.
faunology
The branch of zoology that deals with the geographical distribution of animals.
zoogeography
felinology
The study of cats.
fermentology
The study of ferments and fermentation.
zymology
ferroequinology
The study of railways in general, but especially locomotives.
festology†
A treatise or dissertation on ecclesiastical festivals.
festilogy
fetology
The scientific study of fetuses.
foetology
filicology
The study of ferns.
filmology
A 1950s–60s movement of theoretical study relating to film.
flatology
The study of flatulence.
fluviology
The study of watercourses or rivers.
fluviomorphology
The study of a river channel and the network of tributaries within the river basin.
river morphology
foliology
The study of autumnal leaf colour changes.
fontology
The study of fonts, or electronic typefaces.
formicology
The study of ants.
myrmecology
fornicology
The study of fornication.
fossilology
The study of fossils.
fronology
The study of the contour of the skull.
fromology
The study of cheese.
The collection of labels from cheese.
1. cheesology
fuckology†
A useless study, gibberish.
fungology
The study of fungi.
mycology
futurology
The study of postulating possible, probable, and preferable futures and the worldviews and myths that underlie them.
G[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
galvanology
The study of galvanism (of biology, physics, and chemistry).
gametology
The study of gametes.
garbology
The study of modern refuse and trash as well as the use of trash cans, compactors and various types of trash can liners.
gastroenterology
The branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders.
gastrology
gastrology
The branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders.
gastroenterology
gelotology
The study of humour and laughter.
gemology
The scientific study dealing with natural and artificial gemstone materials.
gemmology
geneology†
The common misspelling of genealogy. The study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history.
genecology
A branch of ecology which studies the gene frequency of a species relating to their population distribution in a particular environment.
genesiology
The study of reproduction.
genethliology†
The common misspelling of genethlialogy. The divination of the destiny of a newborn by studying stars and heavenly bodies on the nativity.
geoarcheology[a]
A multi-disciplinary approach which uses the techniques and subject matter of geography, geology and other Earth sciences to examine topics which inform archeological knowledge and thought.
geoarchæology
geobiology
An interdisciplinary field of scientific research that explores interactions between the biosphere and the lithosphere and/or the atmosphere.
geochronology
The science of determining the age of rocks, fossils, and sediments using signatures inherent in the rocks themselves.
geoecology
The interdisciplinary study of geography and ecology.
geohydrology
The area of geology that deals with the distribution and movement of groundwater in the soil and rocks of the Earth's crust (commonly in aquifers).
hydrogeology
geology
An earth science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change.
The study of the solid features of any celestial body (such as the geology of the Moon or Mars).
The geological features of an area.
geomorphology
The scientific study of the origin and evolution of topographic and bathymetric features created by physical, chemical or biological processes operating at or near the Earth's surface.
geomythology
The study of alleged references to geological events in mythology.
geotechnology
The study of how earth, rock and subterranean water affect the planning, execution, and operation of engineering projects.
geotectology
The study of the structure of the Earth's crust; geotectonics.
structural geology
gephyrology
The study of bridges and naturally occurring arches or bridge like structures.
geratology
The study of elderly people and senility; geriatrics.
gerontology
gerodontology
The study of dentistry in elderly people.
gerontology
The study of the social, psychological, cognitive, and biological aspects of aging.
geriatrics
geratology
ghostology
The learning, teaching, knowledge, or study of ghosts, spirits, and the supernatural; ghostlore.
gigantology
The study or description of giants.
gizmology†
Gadgets, gadgetry.
glaciology
The scientific study of glaciers, or more generally ice and natural phenomena that involve ice.
glossology
The study of the tongue and its diseases.
The definition and explanation of terms in constructing a glossary.
The scientific study of language change over time; historical linguistics.
glottochronology
The study of languages to determine when they diverged from being the same language.
glottology
The study of languages.
linguistics
glycobiology
The study of the structure, biosynthesis, and biology of saccharides (sugar chains or glycans) that are widely distributed in nature.
glyptology
The study or art of engraving gems or glyptics.
gnathology
The study of the masticatory system.
gnomology
The study of gnomic poetry or gnomes and aphorisms.
gnomonology
The study of gnomonics.
gnoseology
The scientific or philosophical study of knowledge.
gnosiology
gnosiology
The scientific or philosophical study of knowledge.
gnoseology
gnotobiology
The study of animals in a germ-free environment
googology
The study of the number googol.
The mathematical study of large numbers.
graminology
The scientific study of the grasses (family Poaceae).
agrostology
grammatology
The scientific study of writing systems or scripts.
graphology
The analysis of the physical characteristics and patterns of handwriting purporting to be able to identify the writer.
graphopathology
The study of handwriting as a symptom of mental or emotional disorder.
grossology
The study of things that are disgusting or gross.
gynecology
The medical practice dealing with the health of the female reproductive systems (vagina, uterus and ovaries) and the breasts.
gynæcology
gynaecology
gynoroentgenology
The study of radiologic imaging of the gynecologic parts of the female human body in order to make a radiologic diagnosis of a gynecologic disease.
gynecological roentgenology
gynæcological roentgenology
gynaecological roentgenology
H[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
hemorheology[b]
The study of flow properties of blood and its elements of plasma and cells.
blood rheology
hagiology†
A biography of a saint or an ecclesiastical leader; a hagiography.
hamartiology
The branch of Christian theology that studies sin.
hamburgerology
A course of study introduced by McDonald's to train people to work in its fast food restaurants.
haplology†
In linguistics, the elimination of a syllable when two consecutive identical or similar syllables occur.
harmonology
The study of harmonization.
hauntology
In Derridan philosophy, the paradoxical state of the spectre, which is neither being nor nonbeing.
hedonology
The study of the impact an injury or incident had on a person's lifestyle.
helcology
The study of ulcers.
heliology
The study of the sun.
helioseismology
The study of the propagation of wave oscillations, particularly acoustic pressure waves, in the Sun.
helminthology
The study of parasitic worms (helminths).
hematology[b]
The branch of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood.
hemerology
The study of calendars.
hemipterology
The study of true bugs (order Hemiptera).
hemopathology
The branch of pathology which studies diseases of hematopoietic cells.
henology
The philosophical account or discourse on "The One" that appears most notably in the philosophy of Plotinus.
heortology
The study of religious festivals.
hepaticology
The study of hepatics (division Marchantiophyta).
hepatology
The branch of medicine that incorporates the study of liver, gallbladder, biliary tree, and pancreas as well as management of their disorders.
herbology
The study of the use of plants for medicinal purposes; herbal medicine/herbalism.
herbalogy
heresiology
The study of heresy.
herpetology
The branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (gymnophiona)) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, amphisbaenids, turtles, terrapins, tortoises, crocodilians, and the tuataras).
heterology†
A lack of correspondence between parts that reflects a difference in origin.
An abnormality or structural difference from what is considered normal.
heteroptology
The study of true bugs (suborder Heteroptera).
heterotopology
The study of heterotopias, that is, "a systematic approach that analyzes and describes the features of other spaces" as said by Michel Foucault.
hexicology
The study of the relations of living creatures to other organisms, and to their surrounding conditions.
hexiology
hexiology
The study of the relations of living creatures to other organisms, and to their surrounding conditions.
hexicology
hieroglyphology
The study of hieroglyphics.
hierology
Sacred literature or lore or the study of it.
hippology
The study of horses.
equinology
hippopathology
The study of the diseases and treatment or pathology of the horse.
histiology
The study of the microscopic anatomy (microanatomy) of cells and tissues of plants and animals.
histology
histology
The study of the microscopic anatomy of cells and tissues of plants and animals.
histopathology
The microscopic examination of tissue in order to study the manifestations of disease.
histophysiology
The physiology or study of the functions of the cells and tissues in health.
historiology
The study of history.
histotechnology
The study of the processes and procedures used in the preparation of slides for light microscopy.
Hittitology
The study of the Hittites.
hodology
The study of pathways.
(neuroscience) The study of the interconnections of brain cells.
(psychology) A term introduced by Kurt Lewin (1890–1947) to describe paths in a person's "life space".
(philosophy) The study of interconnected ideas.
(geography) The study of paths.
Homerology
The study of the poet Homer and his works.
Homoeology
The study of homoeologs - genes that originated by speciation but were brought back together in the same genome by allopolyploidization.
homology
(anthropology and archeology). A type of analogy whereby two human beliefs, practices, or artifacts are separated by time but share similarities due to genetic or historical connections.
(specifically anthropology) A structure that is shared through descent from a common ancestor.
(biology) The existence of shared ancestry between a pair of structures, or genes, in different species.
(chemistry) The appearance of homologues, a compound belonging to a series of compounds differing from each other by a repeating unit.
(mathematics, especially algebraic topology and abstract algebra) A general way of associating a sequence of algebraic objects such as abelian groups or modules to other mathematical objects such as topological spaces.
(psychology) A relationship between characteristics that reflects the characteristics' origins in either evolution or development.
(sociology) A structural resonance between the different elements making up a socio-cultural whole.
hoplology
A science that studies human combative behavior and performance.
hormonology
The science or study of hormones.
horology
The art or science of measuring time and mechanical time-keeping devices.
humorology
The study of humour and laughter.
Humorism
hydrobiology
The science of life and life processes in water.
hydroecology
The study of support systems in wetlands such as the interactions between water and wildlife habitats.
hydrogeology
The area of geology that deals with the distribution and movement of groundwater in the soil and rocks of the Earth's crust (commonly in aquifers).
geohydrology
hydrology
The scientific study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth and other planets, including the hydrologic cycle, water resources and environmental watershed sustainability.
(agriculture) The study of water balance components intervening in agricultural water management, especially in irrigation and drainage; agricultural hydrology.
hydrometeorology
A branch of meteorology and hydrology that studies the transfer of water and energy between the land surface and the lower atmosphere.
hyetology
The scientific study of precipitation.
hygiology
The science and study of the preservation of health.
hygrology
The study of bodily fluids.
The study of humidity.
hylology
The doctrine or theory of matter as unorganized.
hymenopterology
The study of the order Hymenoptera.
hymnology
The scholarly study of religious song, or the hymn.
hypertrichology
The study or treatment of unsightly hair, especially facial hair.
hypnology
The scientific study of sleep.
somnology
I[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
iamatology
The study of medicinal remedies or therapeutics.
aceology
iatrology
The study of medicine.
ichnolithology
The branch of geology and biology that deals with traces of organismal behavior, such as footprints and burrows.
ichnology
ichnology
The branch of geology and biology that deals with traces of organismal behavior, such as footprints and burrows.
ichnolithology
ichthyology
The branch of biology devoted to the study of fish.
iconology
A method of interpretation in cultural history and the history of art used by Aby Warburg, Erwin Panofsky, and their followers that uncovers the cultural, social, and historical background of themes and subjects in the visual arts.
The study of visual imagery and its symbolism and interpretation, especially in social or political terms.
ideology†
A collection of doctrines or beliefs shared by members of a group.
idiomatology
The study of idioms and idiomatic language.
idiomology
The study of idiom, jargon, or dialect.
idiopsychology
The psychology of one's own mind.
imageology
The study of images, especially those produced by medical imaging.
imagology
The study of cultural stereotypes as presented in literature.
immunohematology[b]
The study of the relationships between disorders of the blood and the immune system, especially antigen-antibody interaction.
immunology
A branch of biomedical science that covers the study of immune systems in all organisms.
immunopathology
The branch of medicine that deals with immune responses associated with disease.
implantology
The science of or techniques involved in dental implants.
Indology
The academic study of the history and cultures, languages, and literature of the Indian subcontinent (most specifically the modern-day states of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal and the eastern parts of Afghanistan)
infectiology
The study of the diagnosis, treatment, and control of infections and infectious diseases.
infectology
insectology
The study of insects.
entomology
informology
The study of information.
Inuitology
A complex of humanities sciences studying languages, history, literature, folklore, culture, and ethnology of people speaking Eskimo–Aleut languages and Eskimo (Inuit–Yupik)–Aleut peoples in chronological and comparative context.
Eskimology
Iranology
An interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of history, literature, art and culture of Iranian peoples.
irenology
The study of peace.
iridology
An alternative medicine technique whose proponents claim that patterns, colors, and other characteristics of the iris can be examined to determine information about a person's health; iridodiagnosis.
Islamology
The study of Islam.
J[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
Japanology
The study of Japan, its language, culture, and history.
Jinology
The study of Jin Yong's novels.
Judeology
The study of Judaism.
K[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
kalology
The study of beauty and aesthetics.
karstology
The study of karst formations.
karyology
The study of the nuclei of cells, especially with regard to the chromosomes which they contain.
Kibology†
A parody religion, named after James "Kibo" Parry, the central figure.
kidology†
The practice of bluffing or deception.
killology
The study of the psychological and physiological effects of killing and combat on the human psyche.
kinesiology
The scientific study of human body movement and its physiological, mechanical, and psychological mechanisms.
kinology
The branch of physics that deals with the laws of motion.
knobology
The functionality of controls on an instrument as relevant to their application.
koniology
The study of atmospheric dust and its effects.
coniology
kookology
The study of kooks, or eccentric people.
Koreanology
The study of Korea.
Kremlinology
The study of the internal politics of the high members of the government of the USSR.
The study of the internal politics of any powerful and secretive organization.
ktenology
The science of putting people to death, execution.
Kubrickology
The study of Stanley Kubrick and his works.
kymatology
The study of wave motion.
kyriology
The use of literal or simple expressions, as distinguished from the use of figurative or obscure ones.
L[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
labology†
A collection of labels, especially from beer bottles.
lalopathology
The study of speech disorders.
laryngology
A branch of medicine that deals with disorders, diseases and injuries of the vocal apparatus, especially the larynx.
laryngorhinology
A branch of medicine that deals with the larynx and nose.
latrinology
The study of writings on restroom walls.
lectinology
The study of lectin.
lemology
The study of plague and epidemic diseases.
loimology
epidemiology
lepidopterology
A branch of entomology concerning the scientific study of moths and the three superfamilies of butterflies.
leprology
The study of leprosy.
leptology
A minute and tedious discourse on trifling things.
The study of the forms and structures of crystals; crystallography.
lexicology
The part of linguistics which studies words.
lichenology
The branch of mycology that studies the lichens, symbiotic organisms made up of an intimate symbiotic association of a microscopic alga (or a cyanbacterium) with a filamentous fungus.
limacology
The branch of zoology which deals with slugs.
limnobiology
The branch of biology that deals with animals and plants of fresh water.
limnology
The study of inland waters.
lipidology
The scientific study of lipids.
lipsology
The art and science of reading lip prints in order to determine characteristics about a person.
literaturology
The study of literature.
lithoidology
The study of rocks.
lithology
The study of rocks, with particular emphasis on their description and classification.
The description of physical characteristics of a rock.
liturgiology
The study of liturgy, a set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion; liturgics.
logology
The field of recreational linguistics, an activity that encompasses a wide variety of word games and wordplay.
The study of all aspects of science (the science of science)
The study of words in search for divine truth.
The study of logos.
The part of linguistics that studies words.
5. lexicology
logyology
The study of the study of things.
loimology
The study of pestilential diseases and plagues.
lemology
epidemiology
ludology
The study of games.
lymphology
The study of the lymphatic system.
M[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
machirology
The study or collection of knives.
macrocosmology
The study or description of the macrocosm.
macroecology
The subfield of ecology that deals with the study of relationships between organisms and their environment at large spatial scales.
macrology†
Verbose, meaningless talk; pleonasm.
macrometeorology
The study of large-scale behavior of the atmosphere.
macromorphology
The gross structures or morphology of an organism, mineral, or soil component visible with the unaided eye or at very low levels of magnification.
magicology
The study of magic.
magirology
The study of cooking.
malacology
The branch of invertebrate zoology that deals with the study of Mollusca.
malacostracology
The study of crustaceans.
carcinology
crustaceology
crustalogy
malariology
The study of malaria.
mammology†
The common misspelling of mammalogy. The study of mammals.
mantology
The study or art of fortune-telling.
mapology
The study of maps; cartography.
Mariology
The theological study of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
martyrology
(Catholicism) A catalogue or list of martyrs and other saints and beati arranged in the calendar order of their anniversaries or feasts.
(Judaism) The ten rabbis living during the era of the Mishnah who were martyred by the Romans in the period after the destruction of the second Temple.
mastology
The study of breasts.
mateology†
A vain, unprofitable discourse or inquiry.
mazology
The study of mammals.
mammalogy
meconology
The study of opium and its effects.
melissopalynology
The study of pollen contained in honey and, in particular, the pollen's source.
melittology
A branch of entomology concerning the scientific study of bees (clade Anthophila).
mellittology
mellittology
A branch of entomology concerning the scientific study of bees (clade Anthophila).
melittology
membranology
The study of membranes.
menology†
A service-book used in the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Rite of Constantinople; a menologium or menologe.
mereology
In logic and philosophy, the study of parts and the wholes they form.
mesology
The scientific analysis and study of interactions among organisms and their environment.
The environmental or sociological influence on a person.
1. ecology
mesometeorology
The study of weather systems smaller than synoptic scale systems but larger than microscale and storm-scale cumulus systems.
mesoscale meteorology
metagrobology
The study of puzzles.
enigmatology
metallogeny
The study of the genesis and regional-to-global distribution of mineral deposits, with emphasis on their relationship in space and time to regional petrologic and tectonic features of the Earth's crust.
metapsychology
A speculative psychology which seeks to understand the structure of the mind in terms which may not be empirically verifiable.
meteorology
The study of the atmosphere and related phenomena such as weather.
methodology
The systematic, theoretical analysis of the methods applied to a field of study; the study of methods.
metrology
The science and study of measurement.
miasmology
The study of fog and smog.
The study of the miasma theory.
microbiology
The study of microorganisms.
microclimatology
A branch of climatology that studies microclimates which are small, local region having a unique pattern of weather or weather effects that differ from the local climate.
microecology
The ecology of microbes.
The ecology of a microhabitat.
microhomology†
The presence of the same short sequence of bases in different genes.
micrology
The study of microscopes.
The science of preparing microscopic objects for study.
The study of trivialities or things of little importance.
micrometeorology
The study of short-lived atmospheric phenomena smaller than mesoscale.
microscale meteorology
micromorphology
The fine-level structures (microstructures) or morphology of an organism, mineral, or soil component visible through microscopy.
micropaleontology[c]
The branch of paleontology that studies microfossils, or fossils that require the use of a microscope to see the organism, its morphology and its characteristics details.
micropatriology
The study of micronations, political entities that claim independence and mimic acts of sovereignty but lack legal recognition.
The study of microstates, sovereign states that have a very small population or land area—usually both.
micropatrology
microphytology
The study of very small or microscopic plant life.
microseismology
The study of microseisms.
microtechnology†
Technology with features near one micrometre.
minerology†
The common misspelling of mineralogy. The study of minerals.
misology†
The hatred or fear of reasoning or argument.
missiology
The area of practical theology that investigates the mandate, message, and mission of the Christian church, especially the nature of missionary work.
mixology
The art of combining various ingredients to make cocktails.
mnesiology
The study of memory.
mobilology
The study of human behavior in a mobile world and the study of mobile device/phone lifestyles.
mociology
mociology
The study of human behavior in a mobile world and the study of mobile device/phone lifestyles.
mobilology
molinology
The study of mills and other mechanical devices which use the energy of moving water or wind, or the strength of animal or human muscle to power machines.
momilogy
The study of mummies.
momiology
momiology
The study of mummies.
momilogy
monadology
The study of theory of monads.
monology†
The habit of soliloquizing, or of monopolizing conversation.
monsterology
The study of monsters or cryptids.
(mathematics) The study of the monster group.
montology
The study of mountains.
orology
morology†
Foolish talk, nonsense.
morphology
The study of the forms of things.
(archeology) The study of shapes and forms (of artifacts), and their grouping into time periods.
(astronomy) The study of the shape of astronomical objects such as nebulae, galaxies, or other extended objects.
(biology) A branch of biology dealing with the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.
(folkloristics) The structure of narratives such as folk tales.
(linguistics) The study of the structure and content of word forms.
(mathematics) A theory and technique for the analysis and processing of geometrical structures, based on set theory, lattice theory, topology, and random functions.
(Urban morphology) The study of the form, structure, formation and transformation of human settlements.
(materials science) The study of shape, size, texture and phase distribution of physical objects.
(architecture and engineering) The study of two-dimensional and three-dimensional symmetries, and then uses these geometries for planning buildings and structures.
(social) The study of the form and structure of society.
(ideological) The study of the conceptual structure of ideologies, and the rules defining the admissibility of meanings into concepts.
morphonology
The branch of linguistics that studies the interaction between morphological and phonological or phonetic processes.
morphophonology
muscology
The branch of botany concerned with the scientific study of bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, and hornworts).
bryology
museology
The study of the designs, organization, and management of museums.
musicology
The study of music, music history, music theory, or the physical nature of sound.
mycetology
The study of fungi.
mycology
mycology
The branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi.
mycetology
mycotoxicology
The branch of mycology that focuses on analyzing and studying the toxins produced by fungi, known as mycotoxins.
myology
The study of the muscular system.
myrmecology
The branch of entomology focusing on the scientific study of ants.
mythology
The study of myths.
A collection of myths, especially of a specific culture or religion.
N[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
nanotechnology
The manipulation of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale. Otherwise accepted as the manipulation of matter with at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometers.
nanotribology
A branch of tribology which studies friction phenomenon at the nanometer scale.
naology
The study of ecclesiastical or sacred buildings.
narratology
The theory and the study of narrative and narrative structure and the ways that these affect our perception.
nasology†
Parody classification of noses. The word entered into dictionaries as "study of nose".
nassology
The science or art of stuffing animals for display; taxidermy.
necrology
A church register containing the names of those connected with the church who have died.
A list of people who have died during a specific period of time.
The study of death or the dead.
A notice of death; an obituary.
nematology
The scientific study of nematodes.
neoichnology
The study of footprints and traces of extant animals.
neology
The study or art of creating new words or neologizing.
The act of introducing a new word into a language.
The holding of novel or rational religious views.
neonatology
A subspecialty of pediatrics that consists of the medical care of newborn infants.
neossology
The study of young birds.
nephology
The study of clouds.
nephrology
The study of kidneys.
nerterology
Any study that pertains to the dead or death.
nessology
The belief or study of the Loch Ness Monster.
neurobiology
The study of the nervous system including the brain.
neuroendocrinology
The study of the interaction between the nervous system and the endocrine system.
neuroethology
The study of animal behavior and its underlying mechanistic control by the nervous system.
neurohypnology
The study or practice of mesmerism or hypnotism.
neurypnology
neurology
A branch of medicine dealing with neurological disorders.
neuropathology
The study of disease of nervous system tissue.
neuropharmacology
The study of how drugs affect cellular function in the nervous system.
neurophysiology
A branch of physiology and neuroscience that is concerned with the study of the functioning of the nervous system.
neuropsychology
The study of the structure and function of the brain as it relates to specific psychological processes and behaviors.
neuropterology
The study of net-winged insects (order Neuroptera).
neuroradiology
A subspecialty of radiology focusing on the diagnosis and characterization of abnormalities of the central and peripheral nervous system, spine, and head and neck using neuroimaging techniques.
neurypnology
The study or practice of mesmerism or hypnotism.
neurohypnology
nidology
The study of birds nests.
caliology
nomology
The study of laws.
nongeology†
Not of or pertaining to geology.
noology
The systematic study and organization of everything dealing with knowing and knowledge.
noölogy
noospherology
The systematic study and organization of everything dealing with knowing and knowledge about Noosphere.
nosetiology
The study of the causes of disease.
nosology
A branch of medicine dealing with the classification of disease.
nostology
The study of senility or the mental problems of aging.
gerontology
numerology
The study of the purported mystical relationship between numbers and the character or action of physical objects and living things.
numismatology
The study or collection of money (coins, tokens, medals, paper money); numismatics.
nymphology
The study of nymphs.
O[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
oceanology
The branch of Earth science that studies the ocean; oceanography.
octology†
A series of eight related works.
octalogy
odology
The study of odic force.
odonatology
The study of dragonflies and damselflies (order Odonata).
odontology
The study of the structure and development of teeth.
The branch of dentistry dealing with abnormalities of teeth.
oecology
The scientific study of interactions among organisms and their environment.
œcology
ecology
oenology
The science and study of all aspects of wine and winemaking with the exception of vine-growing and grape-harvesting which pertains to viticulture.
enology
oinology
ohnology†
The state of paralogous genes that have originated by a process of whole-genome duplication.
oikology
The science of houses and homes, considered especially in respect of their sanitary conditions.
oinology
The science and study of all aspects of wine and winemaking with the exception of vine-growing and grape-harvesting which pertains to viticulture.
oenology
olfactology
The study of smell.
oligochaetology
The study of earthworms (class Oligochaeta).
ology†
A subject of study, a branch of knowledge.
ombrology
The study of rain.
omenology
The study of omens, divination.
omnibology
The study of motor buses or omnibuses.
omphalology
A medical field of study whose specialty is not identified.
oncology
The branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
oneirology
The scientific study of dreams.
onology†
Foolish discourse.
onomasiology
The branch of lexicology that deals with concepts and the terms that represent them, in particular contrasting terms for similar concepts, as in a thesaurus.
onomatology
The study of the origin, history, and use of proper names; onomastics.
ontology
(philosophy) The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist.
(philosophy) The theory of a particular philosopher or school of thought concerning the fundamental types of entity in the universe.
(logic) A logical system involving theory of classes.
(computer science) A structure of concepts or entities within a domain, organized by relationships; a system model.
onychology
The study of fingernails and toenails.
onychopathology
The study of nail disease.
oology
The study of eggs, especially those of birds.
oölogy
ophidiology
The study of snakes (clade Ophidia).
ophiology
ophiology
The branch of herpetology dealing with the study of snakes (clade ophidia).
ophidiology
ophthalmology
The branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye.
opsonology
The study of antibody opsonization.
optology
The science of testing eyes for lenses.
orchidology
The study of orchids (family orchidaceae).
oreology
The study of mountains.
orology
organology
The study of musical instruments and their classification.
orismology
The identification, specification, and description of technical terms.
ornithology
A branch of zoology dealing with the study of birds.
orology
The study of mountains.
montology
orrhology
The study of serum.
orthology
(biology) Homologous sequences descended from the same ancestral sequence.
(language) The study of the correct use of words.
orthopterology
The scientific study of the order Orthoptera.
oryctology
The study of things dug out of the Earth such as minerals and fossils.
The study of fossils, minerals, and rocks.
The study of minerals; oryctognosy.
osmology
The scientific study of smells.
The study of osmosis.
osphresiology
osphresiology
The scientific study of smells.
The study of osmosis.
osmology
osteology
The scientific study of bones.
osteopathology
The study of diseases of the bone.
otolaryngology
The branch of medicine that deals with conditions of the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) region.
otorhinolaryngology
otology
A branch of medicine which studies normal and pathological anatomy and physiology of the ear (hearing and vestibular sensory systems and related structures and functions).
otorhinolaryngology
The branch of medicine that deals with conditions of the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) region.
otolaryngology
ourology
The branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the male and female urinary tract system and the male reproductive organs.
urology
ovology
The study of eggs.
The study of ova.
P[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
pachydermatology
The study of elephant skin. (humorous)
paedology
The study of children's behavior and development.
pedology
paidonosology
The study of children's diseases.
pediatrics
paleoalgology[c]
The subdiscipline of paleobotany that deals with the study and identification of fossil algae and their evolutionary relationships and ecology.
paleophycology
paleoanthropology[c]
The scientific study of human fossils, and the evolution of modern man.
paleanthropology
paleobiology[c]
The study of fossils of plants and animals.
paleobotany[c]
The branch of paleontology that deals with the study of plant fossils.
paleophytology
paleoclimatology[c]
The study of changes in climate taken on the scale of the entire history of Earth.
paleodendrology[c]
The branch of paleobotany that deals with fossil trees.
paleoecology[c]
The scientific study of reconstructing ecosystems in the past using fossils and subfossils.
paleoentomology[c]
The study of prehistoric insects.
paleoethnology[c]
The study of the races of early man.
paleoetiology[c]†
The explanation of past phenomena.
paleogeology[c]
The study of ancient geological features.
paleohydrology[c]
The study of ancient rivers and other hydrological features.
paleoichnology[c]
The branch of ichnology concerned with the study of trace fossils preserved in ancient rocks.
paleoichthyology[c]
The study of fossil and ancient fish.
paleichthyology
paleolimnology[c]
The study of paleoenvironments of inland waters by examination of sediment and fossils.
paleology[c]
The study of antiquities.
paleometeorology[c]
The meteorology of the earth's atmosphere during ancient times.
paleontology[c]
The scientific study of life existent prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene Epoch.
paleoornithology[c]
The study of ancient and prehistoric birds and their evolution.
paleoosteology[c]
The study of ancient bones.
paleopathology[c]
The study of diseases in ancient humans.
paleopedology[c]
The study of soils of past geological eras, from quite recent (Quaternary) to the earliest periods of the Earth's history.
paleophycology[c]
The subdiscipline of paleobotany that deals with the study and identification of fossil algae and their evolutionary relationships and ecology.
paleoalgology
paleophytology[c]
The study of ancient plants and plant fossils; paleobotany.
paleotempestology[c]
The study of past tropical cyclone activity by means of geological proxies as well as historical documentary records.
paleozoology[c]
The branch of paleontology, paleobiology, or zoology dealing with the recovery and identification of organisms and the use of these fossils in the reconstruction of prehistoric environments and ancient ecosystems.
palynology
The study of dust, which more precisely includes contemporary and fossil palynomorphs, including pollen, spores, orbicules, dinocysts, acritarchs, chitinozoans and scolecodonts, together with particulate organic matter (POM) and kerogen found in sedimentary rocks and sediments.
pantheology
A branch of theology embracing all religions; a complete system covering all gods and religious systems.
pantology†
A systematic view of all human knowledge.
papyrology
The study of ancient literature, correspondence, legal archives, etc., as preserved in manuscripts written on papyrus.
paradoxology†
The use of paradoxes.
A paradox.
parapsychology
A field of study concerned with the investigation of paranormal and psychic phenomena which include telepathy, precognition, clairvoyance, psychokinesis, near-death experiences, reincarnation, apparitional experiences, and other paranormal claims.
parasitology
The study of parasites and how they interact with their hosts.
parisology†
The use of equivocal or ambiguous words.
paroemiology
The study of proverbs.
parology†
The common misspelling of paralogy.
The state of being paralogous (in biology, homologous sequences are paralogous if they were created by a duplication event within the genome).
Paralogical reasoning.
paromology†
A concession to an adversary in order to strengthen one's own argument.
parthenology
The study of virginity.
pathobiology
The branch of biology that deals with pathology with greater emphasis on the biological than on the medical aspects.
pathology
(anatomy) The study of macro and microscopic abnormalities in tissues.
(Clinical pathology) Medical specialty that is concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the laboratory analysis of bodily fluids, such as blood, urine.
(mathematics) Any mathematical phenomenon considered atypically bad or counterintuitive.
(Pathological science) A process by which the scientific process is distorted through wishful thinking or subjective bias.
(speech) The area of rehabilitative medicine that treats of speech or swallowing impediments.
pathophysiology
The physiological processes associated with disease or injury or study of it.
physiopathology
patrology
The study of the early Christian writers who are designated Church Fathers.
pedology
(soil study) The study of soils in their natural environment.
(children study) The study of children's behavior and development.
paidology
paedology
Pekingology
The study of the behavior of the government of the People's Republic of China.
Pekinology
pelology
The study of the therapeutic uses of mud.
penology
The study of the processes devised and adopted for the punishment and prevention of crime.
pentology†
A series of five related works.
perinatology
A branch of medicine that focuses on managing health concerns of the mother and fetus prior to, during, and shortly after pregnancy; Maternal-fetal medicine.
periodontology
The specialty of dentistry that studies supporting structures of teeth, as well as diseases and conditions that affect them; periodontics.
perissology†
Superfluity of words, verbosity.
personology
The assessment of a person's character or personality from outer appearance, especially the face.
A theory of personality psychology advanced by Henry Murray and others.
1. physiognomy
pestology
The study of pests.
petrogeology
The study of origin, occurrence, movement, accumulation, and exploration of hydrocarbon fuels.
petroleum geology
petrology
The branch of geology that studies the origin, composition, distribution and structure of rocks.
phaenology
The study of periodic plant and animal life cycle events and how these are influenced by seasonal and interannual variations in climate, as well as habitat factors (such as elevation).
phenology
phagology
The study of habits related to eating or feeding.
phallology
The study of the penis.
phantasmology
The scientific study of spiritualistic manifestations and of apparitions.
spectrology
phantomology
The study of supernatural beings.
pharmacoendocrinology
The pharmacology of endocrine function.
pharmacoenvironmentology
A branch of pharmacology and pharmacovigilance that deals entry of chemicals or drugs into the environment after elimination from humans and animals as post-therapy.
The environmental impact of a drug.
pharmacology
The branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action.
pharology
The scientific study of lighthouses and signal lights, their construction and illumination.
pharonology
pharyngology
The scientific study of the pharynx and its diseases.
phenology
The study of periodic plant and animal life cycle events and how these are influenced by seasonal and interannual variations in climate, as well as habitat factors.
phenomenology
May be used to describe empirical research when used to describe measurement methods in some sciences, or empirical relationships.
(architecture) An aspect of philosophy based on the experience of building materials and their sensory properties.
(archeology) The use of sensory experiences to view and interpret an archeological site or cultural landscape.
(particle physics) A branch of particle physics that deals with the application of theory to high-energy experiments.
(philosophy) The philosophical study of the structures of experience and consciousness or the school of philosophy founded by Edmund Husserl.
(psychology) The study of subjective experience.
(religion) The experiential aspect of religion, describing religious phenomena in terms consistent with the orientation of worshippers.
(mathematical model) A mathematical expression that relates several different empirical observations of phenomena to each other, in a way which is consistent with fundamental theory, but is not directly derived from theory.
pherology
The study of human carrying capacity of the Earth.
philematology
The science and study of kissing.
philology
The study of language in written historical sources.
phlebology
The medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of venous disorders.
venology
phonology
A branch of linguistics concerned with the systematic organization of sounds in languages.
phorology
The study of disease carriers and epidemic or endemic diseases.
photobiology
The scientific study of the interactions of light and living organisms.
photoecology
The study of or application of aerial photography to ecology and land management.
photogeology
The study or use of aerial photography to interpret geologic features.
photogeomorphology
photogeomorphology
The study or use of aerial photography to interpret geologic features.
photogeology
photology
The study of light.
phraseology
The study of set or fixed expressions, such as idioms, phrasal verbs, and other types of multi-word lexical units (often collectively referred to as phrasemes).
phrenology
A pseudomedicine primarily focused on measurements of the human skull, based on the concept that the brain is the organ of the mind, and that certain brain areas have localized, specific functions or modules.
craniology
phthisiology
The study of or the care, treatment, and study of tuberculosis of the lung.
phycology
The scientific study of algae.
algology
physicology
The study of matter and its motion and behavior through space and time, along with related concepts such as energy and force; physics.
physiology
A branch of biology that deals with the functions and activities of life or of living matter (as organs, tissues, or cells) and of the physical and chemical phenomena involved.
The study and description of natural objects.
physiopathology
The physiological processes associated with disease or injury.
pathophysiology
phytobacteriology
The study and diagnosis of bacterial diseases of plants.
phytolithology
The study of fossil plants.
paleophytology
phytopaleontology
paleobotany
phytology
The study of plants; botany.
phytomorphology
The study of the physical form and external structure (morphology) of plants.
plant morphology
phytonematology
The study of plant nematodes.
phytopaleontology[c]
The study of ancient plants and plant fossils.
paleobotany
paleophytology
phytolithology
phytopathology
The scientific study of diseases in plants.
plant pathology
phytopharmacology
The study of the effects of drugs on plants.
The study of medicine from plant sources.
phytophenology
The study of phenology pertaining to plants.
phytophysiology
The study of the physiology of plants.
phytosociology
The branch of science which deals with plant communities, their composition and development, and the relationships between the species within them.
phytovirology
The study of plant viruses.
pimpology
The study or practice of pimping or being a pimp.
piphilology†
The creation and use of mnemonic techniques to remember many digits of the mathematical constant π.
piscatology
The study, art, or science of fishing.
pisteology
The science or study of faith.
pistology
pistology
The branch of theology dealing with faith.
pisteology
placentology
The study of the placenta.
planetology
The scientific study of planets (including Earth), moons, and planetary systems (in particular those of the Solar System) and the processes that form them.
plangonology
The study of dolls or the collection of dolls.
planktology
The study of plankton.
plutology
The study of wealth.
aphnology
pneumatology
The study of spiritual beings and phenomena, especially the spiritual aspect of human beings and the interactions between humans and God.
pneumology
The study of the respiratory system and its organs.
pulmonology
pneumonology
The study of the respiratory system.
podology
The study of the feet.
podiatry
chiropody
poenology
The study of the processes devised and adopted for the punishment and prevention of crime.
penology
pogonology
The study of beards.
polemology
The study of human conflict and war.
politicology
A synonym for the academic study of political science. It is infrequently used in English-speaking North America, yet the term is more commonly employed in Europe and elsewhere.
political science
politology
The academic branch of political science that focuses on politics. However, this term is not in popular circulation within the United States, perhaps as it may be confused with the preceding "ology."
polychaetology
The study of worms belonging to the class Polychaete.
pomology
A branch of botany that studies and cultivates fruit.
ponerology
The study of evil.
(political) An interdisciplinary study of social issues.
posology
The study of the dosages of drugs, especially the determination of appropriate dosages.
potamology
The study of rivers.
praxeology
The deductive study of human action based on the notion that humans engage in purposeful behavior, as opposed to reflexive behavior.
praxiology
primatology
The scientific study of primates.
proctology
The branch of medicine dealing with the pathology of and surgery upon the colon, rectum, and anus.
projectiology
The study of Out-of-body experiences.
promenadology
The science of strolling.
strollology
promorphology
The study of the organization of the egg especially with reference to localization of subsequently developed embryonic structures.
The branch of morphology that studies the forms of organisms from a mathematical point of view.
protistology
The scientific study of protists.
protoanthropology
The study of humans prior to the invention of writing.
protoarcheology[a]
The study of prehistoric human artifacts and human fossils.
protozoology
The study of protozoa.
psephology
A branch of political science which deals with the study and scientific analysis of elections.
pseudology†
Falsehood of speech, the art of lying.
psilology†
Trivial or vacuous talk.
psychobiology
The study of the application of principles of biology to the study of physiological, genetic, and developmental mechanisms of behavior in humans and other animals.
The branch of psychology that interprets psychological phenomena in terms of adaptation to biological, environmental, and other factors.
biological psychology, biopsychology
psychoneuroimmunology
The study of the interaction between psychological processes and the nervous and immune systems of the human body.
psychoendoneuroimmunology (PENI)
psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology (PNEI)
psychology
The study of behavior and mind, embracing all aspects of conscious and unconscious experience as well as thought.
psychopathology
The scientific study of mental disorders.
psychopharmacology
The scientific study of the effects drugs have on mood, sensation, thinking, and behavior.
psychophysiology
The branch of psychology that is concerned with the physiological bases of psychological processes.
psychosociology
The study of problems common to psychology and sociology, particularly the way individual behavior is influenced by the groups the person belongs to.
psychotechnology†
Any application of technology for psychological purposes.
pteridology
The study of ferns and other pteridophytes.
pterylology
The branch of ornithology that studies the areas upon which birds grow feathers; pterylography.
The study of pterylosis.
ptochology
The study of pauperism or poverty.
pulmonology
The study of the respiratory system and its organs.
pneumology
respirology
punnology
The art or practice of making puns or paronomasia.
pyramidology
The study of pseudoscientific speculations regarding pyramids.
pyretology
The study of fevers.
pyrgology
The study of towers.
pyritology
The art of using a blowpipe, and often a charcoal block, to analyse minerals and metal salts.
The study of pyrite or the pyrite group.
pyrology
The scientific study of the effects of heat or flame, often in regards to explosives or chemical compounds.
Q[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
quinology
The science of the cultivation of cinchona and its use in medicine as quinine.
quintology†
A novel or piece of literature divided into five works.
pentalogy
R[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
rabdology
The practice of performing arithmetic using Napier's bones named after a treatise by John Napier.
rhabdology
raciology
The study of races and ideas trying to justify the beliefs of racism, racialism, and other ideas of classifying individuals of different phenotypes into discrete races.
racial anthropology
radarmeteorology
The study or use of radar in meteorology, especially to track water and ice in clouds.
radiobiology
The study of the effect of ionizing radiation on living things.
radioecology
The study of the effects of radiation and radioactive substances on ecological communities and natural ecosystems.
radiogeology
The study of the distribution of radioactive elements in the Earth's crust.
A technique of dating materials by examining their radioactivity.
radiohydrology
The study of hydrology as used in the processing of radioactive materials.
radioimmunology
The study of immunology using antigens or antibodies labelled with radioisotopes.
radiology
A medical specialty that uses imaging to diagnose and treat diseases seen within the body.
The use of radioactive substances in diagnosis and treatment of disease.
roentgenology
radiotechnology
The technical application of any form of radiation to industry.
The technology of a radio.
reactology
The scientific study of psychological reactions.
redology
The academic study of Cao Xueqin's Dream of the Red Chamber, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of China.
reflexology
An alternative medicine involving a system of massage and application of pressure used to relieve tension and illness.
The study and interpretation of behavior in terms of simple and complex reflexes.
respirology
The study of diseases involving the respiratory tract.
pulmonology
rhabdology
The practice of performing arithmetic using Napier's bones named after a treatise by John Napier.
rabdology
rheology
The study of the flow of matter.
rhematology
The study of rhemes.
rheumatology
The study of rheumatic disorders.
rhinology
The study of the nose, including the sinuses.
ribozymology
The study of ribozymes.
rickettsiology
The study of rickettsia.
Ripperology
The study of Jack the Ripper, an unidentified serial killer.
roentgenology
The study or use of radiation in the treatment or diagnosis of disease; radiography.
rontgenology
radiology
röntgenology
röntgenology
The study or use of radiation in the treatment or diagnosis of disease.
rontgenology
radiography
radiology
roentgenology
rumorology
The study or practice of spreading rumours.
rumpology
The claimed ability to foretell the future by analyzing the characteristics of a person's buttocks.
runology
The study of the Runic alphabets, Runic inscriptions and their history.
S[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
saprobiology
The study of decaying organic matter and animals, saprophytes, that derive nutrients from it.
sarcology
The study of the soft parts of the body which include the studies: myology, angiology, neurology, and splanchnology.
satanology
The study of Satan.
scatology
The study of feces.
coprology
scelerology
The study of the sclera of the eye.
Scientology†
A body of religious beliefs and practices created in 1954 by American science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard.
scolecology
The study of worms.
helminthology
sedimentology
The study of natural sediments (silt, clay, and sand) and of the processes by which they are formed.
seismology
The scientific study of earthquakes and the propagation of elastic waves through the Earth or through other planet-like bodies.
selenology
The scientific study of the moon.
selenomorphology
The study of the lunar surface and landscape.
semantology
The study of the meaning of words.
semasiology
A discipline within linguistics concerned with the meaning of a word independent of its phonetic expression.
sematology
The science of language as expressed by signs.
A branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words; semantics.
semiology
(semiotics) The study of signs.
(medicine) The science of the signs or symptoms of disease.
The art of using signs in signalling.
semeiology
2. symptomatology
senology
The branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the breast.
serology
The scientific study of serum and other bodily fluids.
serpentology
The study of snakes.
sexology
The scientific study of human sexuality, including human sexual interests, behaviors and functions.
siagonology
The study of jawbones.
sialosemeiology
The study and analysis of saliva in medical diagnoses.
sindhology
The study of the history, society, culture, and literature of Sindh, a province of Pakistan.
sindonology
The study of the Shroud of Turin.
sinology
The academic study of China primarily through Chinese language, literature, and history.
siphonapterology
The scientific study of fleas and other insects of the order Siphonaptera.
sitiology
The study of food, diet, and nutrition; dietetics.
sitology
The branch of medicine dealing with nutrition and dietetics.
sitiology
skatology
The study of feces.
scatology
coprology
sociobiology
A field of scientific study that is based on the hypothesis that social behavior has resulted from evolution and attempts to explain and examine social behavior within that context.
socioecology
The scientific study of how social structure and organization are influenced by an organism's environment.
sociology
The study of society, human social interaction and the rules and processes that bind and separate people not only as individuals, but as members of associations, groups and institutions.
sociophysiology
An interdisciplinary field of research encompassing sociology and physiology that studies the physiological side of human interrelations.
somatology
The study or science of the human body's physical nature as a branch of anthropology.
somatotypology
The study of somatotypes.
somnology
The scientific study of sleep and related disorders.
sonology
The study of sound in a variety of disciplines.
(medicine) The field of radiology using medical ultrasonography.
(electronic music) The use or study of Acoustics, electronics, informatics, composition and psychoacoustics in electronic music and computer music.
The use of sound for therapeutic and religious purposes.
sophiology
A philosophical concept regarding wisdom, as well as a theological concept regarding the wisdom of God.
The science of ideas.
sophology
The study of wisdom.
soteriology
The study of religious doctrines of salvation.
Sovietology
The study of politics and policies of the Soviet Union and former communist states.
spectrology
The study of the interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation and the analysis of the electromagnetic spectrum.
speleology
The study of caves and other karst features.
spelacology
spelæology
spelaeology
spermology
The study of trivia.
The study of seeds.
sphagnology
The study of sphagnum moss.
sphygmology
The study of the pulse and its use in diagnosis of disease.
spinology†
The technique or skill of spinning drum sticks.
splanchnology
The study of the visceral organs.
splenology
The study of the spleen and its diseases and functions.
spongiology
The study of sponges (phylum Porifera).
sporalogy
The study of predicting a person's future by analyzing the position of trams at the moment of a person's birth. (A parody of astrology by astronomer Nils Mustelin).
stasiology
The study of political parties.
stemmatology
The study of multiple surviving versions of the same text with the aim of reconstructing a lost original.
stemmatics
stemmology
stereology
The three-dimensional interpretation of two-dimensional cross sections of materials or tissues.
stichology
The study of poetic metres.
stigmeology
The art of punctuation.
stœchiology
(physiology) The study of the elements, or principles, composing animal tissues.
(logic) The doctrine of the elementary requisites of mere thought.
The statement or discussion of the first principles of any science or art.
stoichiology
stoechiology
stomatology
The study of the mouth and nearby organs and their disorders.
storiology
The study of folklore and legends.
strabismology
The study of strabismus
stringology
The study of algorithms and data structures used for processing text strings in programming and computing.
strollology
The science of strolling.
promenadology
stromatology
The study of stratified rocks.
stygobiology
The study of stygofauna.
suicidology
The scientific study of suicidal behaviour and suicide prevention.
Sumerology
The study of the ancient Sumerian civilization.
switchology†
The settings of switches on panels.
symbiology
The study of symbiosis.
symbology
The study of symbols.
The study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
(iconography) The branch of art history which studies images.
(Symbolic anthropology) A diverse set of approaches within cultural anthropology that view culture as a symbolic system that arises primarily from human interpretations of the world.
An encoding scheme, particularly for barcodes.
1. symbolology
symbolology
The study or use of symbols.
symbology
symptomatology
A set of symptoms characteristic of a medical condition or exhibited by a patient.
symptomology
symptomology
A set of symptoms characteristic of a medical condition or exhibited by a patient.
symptomatology
synantherology
The study of plants in the family Asteraceae.
synchronology
The systematic arrangement of synchronous or contemporaneous events.
syndesmology
The study of ligaments.
synechology
The theory of continuity or universal causation.
synechiology
synecology
The ecological study of whole plant or animal communities.
synoecology
The study of relationships between species.
synosteology
The study of joints.
arthrology
syphilology
The scientific study of the diagnosis and treatment syphilis.
systematology
The study of nature regarding the formation of systems.
systemology
The study of systems and the logic of systems.
T[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
Tangutology
The study of the culture, history, art and language of the ancient Tangut people.
tartarology
The study of the underworld or doctrine pertaining to Hell.
tautology
(rhetoric) A self-reinforcing pretense of significant truth.
(grammar) The use of redundant words.
(logic) A universal truth in formal logic.
(rule of inference) A rule of replacement for logical expressions.
taxology
The technique or study of identifying, naming, and classifying things; taxonomy.
technicology
Technology.
technology†
Machinery and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge.
The collection of techniques, skills, methods and processes used in the production of goods or services or in the accomplishment of objectives, such as scientific investigation.
technicology
tectology
A Bogdanovian discipline that unified all social, biological and physical sciences by considering them as systems of relationships.
tektology
tegestology†
The collection of beer mats or beverage coasters.
teleology
A thing's orientation toward a goal; its end-directedness.
teleseismology
The study of teleseisms or very distant seismic events.
telmatology
The branch of physical geography concerned with the study of wetlands, such as marshes or swamps.
tenontology
The study of tendons.
tephrochronology
A geochronological technique that uses discrete layers of tephra—volcanic ash from a single eruption—to create a chronological framework in which paleoenvironmental or archeological records can be placed.
teratology
The study of abnormalities of physiological development.
dysmorphology
terminology
The study of terms and their use.
A set of terms used for a specific application or study.
terotechnology†
The technology of installation, commissioning, maintenance, replacement and removal of plant machinery and equipment, of feedback to operation and design there of.
testaceology
The study of testaceous mollusks.
conchology
testudinology
The study of turtles or tortoises (order Chelonia).
chelonology
cheloniology
tetrology†
The common misspelling of tetralogy, a series of four related works.
teuthology
A branch of malacology dealing with the study of cephalopods.
textology
The study of the production of texts.
A branch of linguistics that deals with texts as communication systems.
thanatology
The scientific study of death.
thaumatology
The study of miracles.
theology
The study of God and religious ideas.
thereology
The science of healing and treatment of diseases; therapeutics.
theriogenology
A branch of veterninary medicine concerned with reproduction.
theriology
The study of mammals.
mammalogy
mastology
therology
thermoecology
The branch of ecology that focuses on the effects of the temperature change.
thermology
The study of heat.
(medicine) A science that uses infrared images of the body to diagnose problems.
thermopathology
The branch of pathology that focuses on the effects of the temperature change.
therology
The study of mammals.
theriology
mastology
mammalogy
Thracology
The scientific study of Ancient Thrace and Thracian antiquities.
thremmatology
The field of breeding or propagating plants and animals.
threpsology
The study of nutrition
alimentology
sitiology
sitology
thymology
The study of those human aspects that precede or cause purposeful human behavior.
Tibetology
The study of things related to Tibet, including its history, religion, language, politics and the collection of Tibetan articles of historical, cultural and religious significance.
tidology
The science or study of tides.
timbrology
The study of postage stamps; philately.
timology
The study of values or excellence.
tocology
The study of childbirth and obstetrics.
tokology
tokology
The study of childbirth and obstetrics.
tocology
tonology
The study of tone in human languages.
topology
(mathematics) The properties of space that are preserved under continuous deformations, such as stretching and bending, but not tearing or gluing. This can be studied by considering a collection of subsets, called open sets, that satisfy certain properties, turning the given set into what is known as a topological space.
(membrane topology) The specific orientation of transmembrane proteins.
(electronics) The configuration of electronic components.
(Network topology) Configurations of computer or biological networks.
(Geospatial topology) The study or science of places with applications in earth science, geography, human geography, and geomorphology.
(cartography) Used to describe a map (a topological map) that is greatly simplified but preserves the mathematical topology while sacrificing scale and shape.
(phylogenetics) The branching pattern of a phylogenetic tree.
toxicology
A branch of biology, chemistry, and medicine concerned with the study of the adverse effects of chemicals (poisons) on living organisms.
toxology
The study of projectiles and trajectories.
Archery, or the study of archery.
trachelology
The study of the neck and related injuries and disease.
transitology
The study of the process of change from one political regime to another.
traumatology
(medicine) The study of wounds and injuries (traumas) caused by accidents or violence to a person, and the surgical therapy and repair of the damage.
(psychology) The study, development and application of psychological and counseling services for people who have experienced extreme or traumatic events.
traumatopsychology
The study of psychological trauma.
treeology
The study of trees.
dendrology
tribology
The study of science and engineering of interacting surfaces in relative motion.
trichology
The branch of dermatology that deals with the scientific study of the health of hair and scalp.
trilobitology
The study of trilobites.
trolleyology
An area of philosophy dealing with the kind of moral dilemma typified by the trolley problem.
trophology
The study of food combining.
tropology†
The use of figurative language in speech or writing.
The interpretation of figurative meanings in the Bible.
truthology
The study of truth.
tsiganology
The study of the Romani people.
tsiology
The study of or a treatise on tea.
Turkology
The study of the languages, history, literature, folklore, culture, and ethnology of people speaking Turkic languages and Turkic peoples.
typhlology
The study of blindness.
typology
The study of types.
(farm) The classification of farms by the USDA.
(Milewski's typology) A language classification system.
(morphological) A way of classifying the languages of the worldthat groups languages according to their common morphological structures.
(Oakeshott typology) A classification system of medieval swords.
(Pavlov's typology) The first systematic approach to the psychophysiology of individual differences.
(Psychological typologies) Classifications used by psychologists to describe the distinctions between people.
(Sasang typology) A classification scheme in Traditional Korean medicine.
(Sociopolitical typology) The four types, or levels, of a political organization.
(anthropology) The division of culture by races.
(archeology) The classification of artifacts according to their characteristics.
(linguistics) The study and classification of languages according to their structural features.
(psychology) A model of personality types.
(statistics) A concept in statistics, research design and social sciences.
(theology) In Christian theology, the interpretation of some figures and events in the Old Testament as foreshadowing the New Testament.
(urban planning and architecture) The classification of characteristics common to buildings or urban spaces.
(Johnson's typology) A classification of intimate partner violence (IPV).
typtology
The study of spirit rapping, or the theory that spirits communicate with the living by tapping various codes.
U[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
ufology
The study of reports, visual records, physical evidence, and other phenomena related to unidentified flying objects (UFO).
universology
The study and science of the universe.
uranology
The study of heavens.
urbanology
The branch of sociology that studies the problems of living in cities and towns.
uredinology
The study of rust molds.
urenology
urenology
The study of rust molds.
uredinology
urinology
The study of urine and the urinary system.
urogynecology
A surgical sub-specialty of urology and gynecology.
urolithology
The study of the formation, composition, effects, and removal of urinary calculi.
urology
The branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the male and female urinary tract system and the male reproductive organs.
uronology
The branch of medicine dealing with urine.
V[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
vaccinology
The study, development, and production of vaccines.
valeology
The study of healthy living
Vaticanology
The study of the politics, decisions and functioning of the Vatican, Holy See, and Roman Catholic Church.
velology
The study and collection of vehicle tax discs.
venereology
The branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.
venology
The study of veins.
phlebology
vermeology
The study of worms.
helminthology
vexillology
The study of the history, usage, and symbolism of flags.
victimology
The study of the victims of crime, and especially of the reasons why some people are more prone to be victims.
Vietnamology
The study of Vietnam.
vinology
The study of wine and winemaking.
enology
oenology
virology
The study of viruses.
vitaminology
The study of vitamins.
vocology
The science and practice of vocal habilitation, or vocal training and therapy.
volcanology
The study of volcanoes, lava, magma, and related geological, geophysical and geochemical phenomena.
vulcanology
vulvology
The study of the vulva.
W[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
webology
The study of World Wide Web.
woodpeckerology
The study of woodpeckers.
wordology
The study of words.
X[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
xenoanthropology
The branch of xenology dealing with extraterrestrial cultures
xenoarcheology
xenoarcheology[a]
A fictional science, concerned with the physical remains of alien cultures.
exoarcheology[a]
xenobiology
A subfield of synthetic biology dealing with the study of synthesizing and manipulating biological devices and systems.
xenodochionology†
The lore of hotels or inns.[6]
xenology
(science fiction) The study of alien life.
(genetics) Homology from horizontal gene transfer.
xenozoology
The branch of xenology dealing with extraterrestrial animals.
astrozoology
exozoology
xylology
The study of wood.
Z[edit]
-ology Word
Description
Synonyms
Alternative spellings
zooarcheology[a]
The study of animal remains at archeological sites.
archeozoology[a]
zoogeology
The study of fossil animal remains.
zoology
The scientific study of the behavior, structure, physiology, classification, and distribution of animals.
zoölogy
zoonosology
The study of animal diseases.
zoopathology
The veterinary study specializing in the diagnosis of animal diseases through the examination of animal tissue and body fluids.
veterinary pathology
zoophysiology
The study of the physiology of animals.
zoophytology
The natural history of zoophytes.
zoöphytology
zoopsychology
The study of psychology in animals.
zygology
The study of zygotes.
zymology
The science of or knowledge concerning fermentation.
zumology
zymotechnology
The study of fermentation, especially yeast fermentation in beer-brewing.
zythology
The study of beer and beer-brewing.
† Legend
-ology words which are not a field of study
Common incorrect but accepted variations of terms ending in ology
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This incomplete list is frequently updated to include new information.
See also[edit]
Index of branches of science
-logy
-ology
Notes[edit]
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o The prefix or combining form archeo means ancient. It can be alternately spelt archaeo or archæo. All words which contain archeo can be alternatively spelt with archaeo or archæo.
^ a b c Words that contain the American prefix or combining form hema- (or sometimes hemo) can be alternatively spelt with haema- or hæma, the British English version. In both cases, it means blood.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab The prefix paleo is used to denote something which is prehistoric, old, ancient, or primitive. The alternate spellings for it include: palaeo and palæo. All words which begin with the prefix paleo- can be alternatively spelt with palaeo- or palæo-.
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^ List of ancient Greek words ending in -λογία on Perseus
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An ology is a discipline of study, as indicated by having the -ology suffix. Here is a list of science ologies.
Acarology to Autecology
Acarology: The study of ticks and mitesActinobiology: The study of the effects of radiation upon living organismsActinology: The study of the effect of light on chemicalsAerobiology: A branch of biology that studies organic particles transported by the airAerology: The study of the atmosphereAetiology: The study of the causes of diseaseAgrobiology: the study of plant nutrition and growth related to soilAgrology: The branch of soil science dealing with the production of cropsAgrostology: The study of grassesAlgology: The study of algae; the study of painAllergology: The study of the causes and treatment of allergiesAndrology: The study of male healthAnesthesiology: The study of anesthesia and anestheticsAngiology: The study of the anatomy of blood and lymph vascular systemsAnthropology: The study of humansApiology: The study of beesArachnology: The study of spidersArchaeology: The study of past culturesArchaeozoology: The study of relationships between humans and animals over timeAreology: The study of MarsAstacology: The study of crawfishAstrobiology: The study of the origin of lifeAstrogeology: The study of the geology of celestial bodiesAudiology: The study of hearingAutecology: The study of the ecology of individual species
Bacteriology to Dipterology
Bacteriology: The study of bacteriaBioecology: The study of the interaction of life in the environmentBiology: The study of lifeBromatology: The study of foodCardiology: The study of the heartCariology: The study of cells; the study of dental cavitiesCetology: The study of cetaceans (e.g., whales, dolphins)Climatology: The study of the climateColeopterology: The study of beetlesConchology: The study of shells and of mollusksConiology: The study of dust in the atmosphere and its effects on living organismsCraniology: The study of the characteristics of the skullCriminology: The scientific study of crimeCryology: The study of very low temperatures and related phenomenaCynology: The study of dogsCytology: The study of cellsCytomorphology: The study of the structure of cellsCytopathology: The branch of pathology that studies diseases on the cellular levelDendrochronology: The study of the age of trees and the records in their ringsDendrology: The study of treesDermatology: The study of the skinDermatopathology: The field of dermatological anatomical pathologyDesmology: The study of ligamentsDiabetology: The study of diabetes mellitusDipterology: The study of flies
Ecohydrology to Gynecology
Ecohydrology: The study of interactions between organisms and the water cycleEcology: The study of the relationships between living organisms and their environmentEcophysiology: The study of the interrelationship between an organism's physical functioning and its environmentEdaphology: A branch of soil science that studies the influence of soil on lifeElectrophysiology: The study of the relationship between electric phenomena and bodily processesEmbryology: The study of embryosEndocrinology: The study of internal secretory glandsEntomology: The study of insectsEnzymology: The study of enzymesEpidemiology: The study of the origin and spread of diseasesEthology: The study of animal behaviorExobiology: The study of life in outer spaceExogeology: The study of the geology of celestial bodiesFelinology: The study of catsFetology (foetology): The study of the fetusFormicology: The study of antsGastrology (gastroenterology): The study of the stomach and intestinesGemology: The study of gemstonesGeobiology: The study of the biosphere and its relations to the lithosphere and atmosphereGeochronology: The study of the age of the EarthGeology: The study of the EarthGeomorphology: The study of present-day landformsGerontology: The study of old ageGlaciology: The study of glaciersGynecology: The study of medicine relating to women
Hematology to Lymphology
Hematology: The study of bloodHeliology: The study of the sunHelioseismology: The study of vibrations and oscillations in the sunHelminthology: The study of parasitic wormsHepatology: The study of the liverHerbology: The study of the therapeutic use of plantsHerpetology: The study of reptiles and amphibiansHeteroptology: The study of true bugsHippology: The study of horsesHistology: The study of living tissuesHistopathology: The study of the microscopic structure of diseased tissueHydrogeology: The study of underground waterHydrology: The study of waterIchnology: The study of fossil footprints, tracks, and burrowsIchthyology: The study of fishImmunology: The study of the immune systemKaryology: The study of karyotypes (a branch of cytology)Kinesiology: The study of movement in relation to human anatomyKymatology: The study of waves or wave motionsLaryngology: The study of the larynxLepidopterology: The study of butterflies and mothsLimnology: The study of freshwater environmentsLithology: The study of rocksLymphology: The study of the lymph system and glands
Malacology to Otology
Malacology: The study of mollusksMammalogy: The study of mammalsMeteorology: The study of weatherMethodology: The study of methodsMetrology: The study of measurementMicrobiology: The study of micro-organismsMicrology: The science of preparing and handling microscopic objectsMineralogy: The study of mineralsMycology: The study of fungiMyology: The study of musclesMyrmecology: The study of antsNanotechnology: The study of machines at the molecular levelNanotribology: The study of friction on the molecular and atomic scaleNematology: The study of nematodes (roundworms)Neonatology: The study of newborn infantsNephology: The study of cloudsNephrology: The study of the kidneysNeurology: The study of nervesNeuropathology: The study of neural diseasesNeurophysiology: The study of the functions of the nervous systemNosology: The study of disease classificationOceanology: The study of oceansOdonatology: The study of dragonflies and damselfliesOdontology: The study of the teethOncology: The study of cancerOology: The study of eggsOphthalmology: The study of the eyesOrnithology: The study of birdsOrology: The study of mountains and their mappingOrthopterology: The study of grasshoppers and cricketsOsteology: The study of bonesOtolaryngology: The study of the ear and throatOtology: The study of the ear
Otorhinolaryngology to Pulmonology
Otorhinolaryngology: The study of the ear, nose, and throatPaleoanthropology: The study of prehistoric people and human originsPaleobiology: The study of prehistoric lifePaleobotany: The study of prehistoric metaphytesPaleoclimatology: The study of prehistoric climatesPaleoecology: The study of prehistoric environments by analyzing fossils and rock strataPaleontology: The study of fossils of ancient lifePaleophytology: The study of ancient multicellular plantsPaleozoology: The study of prehistoric metazoansPalynology: The study of pollenParapsychology: The study of paranormal or psychic phenomena that defy conventional scientific explanationsParasitology: The study of parasitesPathology: The study of illnessPetrology: The study of rocks and conditions by which they formPharmacology: The study of drugsPhenology: The study of periodic biological phenomenaPhlebology: A branch of medicine that deals with the venous systemPhonology: The study of vocal soundsPhycology: The study of algaePhysiology: The study of the functions of living organismsPhytology: The study of plants; botanyPhytopathology: The study of plant diseasesPhytosociology: The study of the ecology of plant communitiesPlanetology: The study of planets and solar systemsPlanktology: The study of planktonPomology: The study of fruitsPosology: The study of drug dosagePrimatology: The study of primatesProctology: The study of the rectum, anus, colon, and pelvic floorPsychobiology: The study and psychology of organisms with regard to their functions and structuresPsychology: The study of mental processes in living creaturesPsychopathology: The study of mental illness or disordersPsychopharmacology: The study of psychotropic or psychiatric drugsPsychophysiology: The study of the physiological bases of psychological processesPulmonology: The study of diseases of the lungs and the respiratory tract
Radiology to Typology
Radiology: The study of rays, usually ionizing radiationReflexology: Originally the study of reflexes or of reflex responsesRheology: The study of flowRheumatology: The study of rheumatic diseasesRhinology: The study of the noseSarcology: A subsection of anatomy that studies the soft tissuesScatology: The study of fecesSedimentology: A branch of geology that studies sedimentsSeismology: The study of earthquakesSelenology: The study of the moonSerology: The study of blood serumSexology: The study of sexSitiology: The study of dietSociobiology: The study of the effect of evolution on ethologySociology: The study of societySomatology: The study of human characteristicsSomnology: The study of sleepSpeleology: The study or exploration of cavesStomatology: The study of the mouthSymptomatology: The study of symptomsSynecology: The study of ecological interrelationshipsTechnology: The study of the practical artsThermology: The study of heatTocology: The study of childbirthTopology: The mathematical study of closeness and connectednessToxicology: The study of poisonsTraumatology: The study of wounds and injuriesTribology: The study of friction and lubricationTrichology: The study of hair and scalpTypology: The study of classification
Urology to Zymology
Urology: The study of the urogenital tractVaccinology: The study of vaccinesVirology: The study of virusesVolcanology (vulcanology): The study of volcanoesXenobiology: The study of nonterrestrial lifeXylology: The study of woodZooarchaeology: The study of animal remains from archaeological sites to reconstruct relationships between people, animals, and their environmentZoology: The study of animalsZoopathology: The study of animal diseasesZoopsychology: The study of mental processes in animalsZymology: The study of fermentation
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Ology List of Sciences Home Science Notes PostsContact Science NotesAbout Science NotesTodd Helmenstine BiographyAnne Helmenstine BiographyPeriodic Tables Free Printable Periodic Tables (PDF and PNG)Periodic Table WallpapersInteractive Periodic TablePeriodic Table PostersScience Projects How to Grow CrystalsChemistry ProjectsFire and Flames ProjectsHoliday ScienceHomework Problems Chemistry Problems With AnswersPhysics ProblemsUnit Conversion Example ProblemsWorksheets Chemistry WorksheetsBiology WorksheetsPeriodic Table WorksheetsPhysical Science WorksheetsScience Lab WorksheetsRedbubbleMy Amazon Books Search for: Home » Science Notes Posts » Science Notes » Ology List of Sciences Ology List of Sciences 1 This entry was posted on February 21, 2020 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on February 28, 2024)Most scientific disciplines have ology names. Chemistry is one of the exceptions.A field of scientific study is called an ology. Most science fields have names with an -ology suffix. Here is an alphabetical list of science ologies and what they study. A list of non-ology sciences is also provided.Alphabetical Ology List of SciencesAbiology: The study of nonliving or inorganic thingsAcarology: The study of ticks and mitesActinobiology: The study of the effects of radiation upon living organismsActinology: The study of the effect of light on chemicalsAdenology: The study of glands their diseasesAerobiology: A branch of biology that studies organic particles transported by the airAerology: The study of the atmosphereAetiology: The study of the causes of diseaseAgriology: The study of primitive culturesAgrobiology: the study of plant nutrition and growth related to soilAgrology: The branch of soil science dealing with the production of cropsAgrostology: The study of grassesAlgology: The study of algae; the study of painAlimentology: The study of nutrition and the digestive systemAllergology: The study of the causes and treatment of allergiesAndrology: The study of male healthAnemology: The study of the windAnesthesiology: The study of anesthesia and anestheticsAngiology: The study of the anatomy of blood and lymph vascular systemsAnthropology: The study of humansApiology: The study of beesArachnology: The study of spidersArchaeology: The study of past culturesArchaeozoology: The study of relationships between humans and animals over timeAreology: The study of MarsAstacology: The study of crawfishAstrobiology: The study of the origin of lifeAstrogeology: The study of the geology of celestial bodiesAudiology: The study of hearingAutecology: The study of the ecology of individual speciesBacteriology: The study of bacteriaBioecology: The study of the interaction of life in the environmentBiology: The study of lifeBromatology: The study of foodCardiology: The study of the heartCariology: The study of cells; the study of dental cavitiesCetology: The study of cetaceans (e.g., whales, dolphins)Climatology: The study of the climateColeopterology: The study of beetlesConchology: The study of shells and of mollusksConiology: The study of dust in the atmosphere and its effects on living organismsCosmology: The study of the origin and development of the universeCraniology: The study of the characteristics of the skullCriminology: The scientific study of crimeCryology: The study of very low temperatures and related phenomenaCynology: The study of dogsCytology: The study of cellsCytomorphology: The study of the structure of cellsCytopathology: The branch of pathology that studies diseases on the cellular levelDendrochronology: The study of the age of trees and the records in their ringsDendrology: The study of treesDermatology: The study of the skinDermatopathology: The field of dermatological anatomical pathologyDesmology: The study of ligamentsDiabetology: The study of diabetes mellitusDipterology: The study of fliesEcohydrology: The study of interactions between organisms and the water cycleEcology: The study of the relationships between living organisms and their environmentEcophysiology: The study of the interrelationship between an organism’s physical functioning and its environmentEdaphology: A branch of soil science that studies the influence of soil on lifeElectrophysiology: The study of the relationship between electric phenomena and bodily processesEmbryology: The study of embryosEndocrinology: The study of internal secretory glandsEntomology: The study of insectsEnzymology: The study of enzymesEpidemiology: The study of the origin and spread of diseasesEthology: The study of animal behaviorExobiology: The study of life in outer spaceExogeology: The study of the geology of celestial bodiesFelinology: The study of catsFetology (foetology): The study of the fetusFormicology: The study of antsGastrology (gastroenterology): The study of the stomach and intestinesGemology: The study of gemstonesGeobiology: The study of the biosphere and its relations to the lithosphere and atmosphereGeochronology: The study of the age of the EarthGeology: The study of the EarthGeomorphology: The study of present-day landformsGerontology: The study of old ageGlaciology: The study of glaciersGynecology: The study of medicine relating to womenHematology: The study of bloodHeliology: The study of the sunHelioseismology: The study of vibrations and oscillations in the sunHelminthology: The study of parasitic wormsHepatology: The study of the liverHerbology: The study of the therapeutic use of plantsHerpetology: The study of reptiles and amphibiansHeteroptology: The study of true bugsHippology: The study of horsesHistology: The study of living tissuesHistopathology: The study of the microscopic structure of diseased tissueHorology: The study of timeHydrogeology: The study of underground waterHydrology: The study of waterIchnology: The study of fossil footprints, tracks, and burrowsIchthyology: The study of fishImmunology: The study of the immune systemKaryology: The study of karyotypes (a branch of cytology)Kinesiology: The study of movement in relation to human anatomyKymatology: The study of waves or wave motionsLaryngology: The study of the larynxLepidopterology: The study of butterflies and mothsLimnology: The study of freshwater environmentsLithology: The study of rocksLymphology: The study of the lymph system and glandsMalacology: The study of mollusksMammalogy: The study of mammalsMeteorology: The study of weatherMethodology: The study of methodsMetrology: The study of measurementMicrobiology: The study of micro-organismsMicrology: The science of preparing and handling microscopic objectsMineralogy: The study of mineralsMycology: The study of fungiMyology: The study of musclesMyrmecology: The study of antsNanotechnology: The study of machines at the molecular levelNanotribology: The study of friction on the molecular and atomic scaleNematology: The study of nematodes (roundworms)Neonatology: The study of newborn infantsNephology: The study of cloudsNephrology: The study of the kidneysNeurology: The study of nervesNeuropathology: The study of neural diseasesNeurophysiology: The study of the functions of the nervous systemNosology: The study of disease classificationNumerology: The study of numbers (usually not in a mathematical sense)Oceanology: The study of oceansOdonatology: The study of dragonflies and damselfliesOdontology: The study of the teethOncology: The study of cancerOology: The study of eggsOphthalmology: The study of the eyesOrnithology: The study of birdsOrology: The study of mountains and their mappingOrthopterology: The study of grasshoppers and cricketsOsteology: The study of bonesOtolaryngology: The study of the ear and throatOtology: The study of the earOtorhinolaryngology: The study of the ear, nose, and throatPaleoanthropology: The study of prehistoric people and human originsPaleobiology: The study of prehistoric lifePaleobotany: The study of prehistoric metaphytesPaleoclimatology: The study of prehistoric climatesPaleoecology: The study of prehistoric environments by analyzing fossils and rock strataPaleontology: The study of fossils of ancient lifePaleophytology: The study of ancient multicellular plantsPaleozoology: The study of prehistoric metazoansPalynology: The study of pollenParapsychology: The study of paranormal or psychic phenomena that defy conventional scientific explanationsParasitology: The study of parasitesPathology: The study of illnessPetrology: The study of rocks and conditions by which they formPharmacology: The study of drugsPhenology: The study of periodic biological phenomenaPhlebology: A branch of medicine that deals with the venous systemPhonology: The study of vocal soundsPhycology: The study of algaePhysiology: The study of the functions of living organismsPhytology: The study of plants; botanyPhytopathology: The study of plant diseasesPhytosociology: The study of the ecology of plant communitiesPlanetology: The study of planets and solar systemsPlanktology: The study of planktonPomology: The study of fruitsPosology: The study of drug dosagePrimatology: The study of primatesProctology: The study of the rectum, anus, colon, and pelvic floorPsychobiology: The study and psychology of organisms with regard to their functions and structuresPsychology: The study of mental processes in living creaturesPsychopathology: The study of mental illness or disordersPsychopharmacology: The study of psychotropic or psychiatric drugsPsychophysiology: The study of the physiological bases of psychological processesPulmonology: The study of diseases of the lungs and the respiratory tractRadiology: The study of rays, usually ionizing radiationReflexology: Originally the study of reflexes or of reflex responsesRheology: The study of flowRheumatology: The study of rheumatic diseasesRhinology: The study of the noseSarcology: A subsection of anatomy that studies the soft tissuesScatology: The study of fecesSedimentology: A branch of geology that studies sedimentsSeismology: The study of earthquakesSelenology: The study of the moonSerology: The study of blood serumSexology: The study of sexSitiology: The study of dietSociobiology: The study of the effect of evolution on ethologySociology: The study of societySomatology: The study of human characteristicsSomnology: The study of sleepSpeleology: The study or exploration of cavesStomatology: The study of the mouthSymptomatology: The study of symptomsSynecology: The study of ecological interrelationshipsTechnology: The study of the practical artsThermology: The study of heatTocology: The study of childbirthTopology: The mathematical study of closeness and connectednessToxicology: The study of poisonsTraumatology: The study of wounds and injuriesTribology: The study of friction and lubricationTrichology: The study of hair and scalpTypology: The study of classificationUrology: The study of the urogenital tractVaccinology: The study of vaccinesVermeology: The study of wormsVirology: The study of virusesVolcanology (vulcanology): The study of volcanoesXenobiology: The study of nonterrestrial lifeXylology: The study of woodZooarchaeology: The study of animal remains from archaeological sites to reconstruct relationships between people, animals, and their environmentZoology: The study of animalsZoopathology: The study of animal diseasesZoopsychology: The study of mental processes in animalsZymology: The study of fermentationOf course, not every word that ends with an -ology suffix is a science! Examples include apology, doxology, piphilology, and homology. Sometimes words can be misleading, like horology is the study of time, while a chronology is a timeline of events. Alphabetical List of Other SciencesNot all scientific disciplines have ology names. Other common suffixes for fields of science include -ics and -graphy. Here are some other common sciences.Acoustics: The study of soundAnatomy: The study of the parts of organismsAstronomy: The study of space and celestial objectsBotany: The study of plantsCartography: The study of making mapsChemistry: The study of matter and its reactionsCrystallography: The study of crystalsEconomics: The study of wealthForestry: The science of cultivating and maintaining forestsGenetics: The science of heredityGeography: The study of the Earth’s featuresLinguistics: The study of languageMathematics: The study of numbers and quantitiesMechanics: The study of machines and mechanical structuresOptics: The study of lightPhysics: The study of matter and energy and their interactionsRobotics: The study of robots and their design and usesDo you have another science you’d like to see added to the list? Post a comment and I’ll add it!Related Posts One thought on “Ology List of Sciences”Anne Helmenstine Post author February 21, 2020 at 1:58 pmAdd them – thanks! 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"Logy", "Ology", and "Ologies" redirect here. For other uses, see Logy (disambiguation) and Ology (disambiguation).
-logy is a suffix in the English language, used with words originally adapted from Ancient Greek ending in -λογία (-logía).[1] The earliest English examples were anglicizations of the French -logie, which was in turn inherited from the Latin -logia.[2]
The suffix became productive in English from the 18th century, allowing the formation of new terms with no Latin or Greek precedent.
The English suffix has two separate main senses, reflecting two sources of the -λογία suffix in Greek:[3]
a combining form used in the names of school or bodies of knowledge, e.g., theology (loaned from Latin in the 14th century) or sociology. In words of the type theology, the suffix is derived originally from -λογ- (-log-) (a variant of -λεγ-, -leg-), from the Greek verb λέγειν (legein, 'to speak').[4] The suffix has the sense of "the character or deportment of one who speaks or treats of [a certain subject]", or more succinctly, "the study of [a certain subject]".[5] (The Ancient Greek noun λόγος lógos mentioned below can also be translated, among other things, as "subject matter".[6])
the root word nouns that refer to kinds of speech, writing or collections of writing, e.g., eulogy or trilogy. In words of this type, the "-logy" element is derived from the Greek noun λόγος (logos, 'speech', 'account', 'story').[4] The suffix has the sense of "[a certain kind of] speaking or writing".[7]
Philology is an exception: while its meaning is closer to the first sense, the etymology of the word is similar to the second sense.[8]
-logy versus -ology[edit]
In English names for fields of study, the suffix -logy is most frequently found preceded by the euphonic connective vowel o so that the word ends in -ology.[9] In these Greek words, the root is always a noun and -o- is the combining vowel for all declensions of Greek nouns. However, when new names for fields of study are coined in modern English, the formations ending in -logy almost always add an -o-, except when the root word ends in an "l" or a vowel, as in these exceptions:[10] analogy, dekalogy, disanalogy, genealogy, genethlialogy, hexalogy; herbalogy (a variant of herbology), mammalogy, mineralogy, paralogy, petralogy (a variant of petrology); elogy; heptalogy; antilogy, festilogy; trilogy, tetralogy, pentalogy; palillogy, pyroballogy; dyslogy; eulogy; and brachylogy.[7] Linguists sometimes jokingly refer to haplology as haplogy (subjecting the word haplology to the process of haplology itself).
Additional usage as a suffix[edit]
Per metonymy, words ending in -logy are sometimes used to describe a subject rather than the study of it (e.g., technology). This usage is particularly widespread in medicine; for example, pathology is often used simply to refer to "the disease" itself (e.g., "We haven't found the pathology yet") rather than "the study of a disease".
Books, journals, and treatises about a subject also often bear the name of this subject (e.g., the scientific journal Ecology).
When appended to other English words, the suffix can also be used humorously to create nonce words (e.g., beerology as "the study of beer"). As with other classical compounds, adding the suffix to an initial word-stem derived from Greek or Latin may be used to lend grandeur or the impression of scientific rigor to humble pursuits, as in cosmetology ("the study of beauty treatment") or cynology ("the study of dog training").
Compound series of works of art[edit]
The -logy or -ology suffix is commonly used to indicate finite series of art works like books or movies. For paintings, the "tych" suffix is more common (e.g. diptych, triptych). Examples include:
Trilogy for three works
Tetralogy or quadrilogy for four works
Pentalogy for five works
Hexalogy for six works
Heptalogy or septology for seven works
Further terms like duology (two, mostly in genre fiction) and octalogy (eight) have been coined but are rarely used: for a series of 10, sometimes "decalog" is used (e.g. in the Virgin Decalog) instead of "decalogy".
See also[edit]
List of words ending in ology
Classical compound
Suffixes
References[edit]
^ List of ancient Greek words ending in -λογία on Perseus
^ "-logy." The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. retrieved 20 Aug. 2008.
^ "-logy." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. retrieved 20 Aug. 2008.
^ a b "-logy." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. Oxford University Press, 1986. retrieved 20 August 2008.
^ "-logy." Online Etymology Dictionary. retrieved 20 Aug. 2008
^ Liddell, Henry George; Scott, Robert. "A Greek–English Lexicon". Perseus Project. Tufts University. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
^ a b "-logy." The Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition. Oxford University Press, 1989. retrieved 20 August 2008.
^ "Philology." Online Etymology Dictionary. retrieved 14 Jul. 2011
^ Eric Partridge, Origins, 2nd edition, New York, Macmillan, 1959
^ Words Ending In ogy : Words Ending With ogy
External links[edit]
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Meaning of ology in English
ologynoun [ C ] UK informal uk
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a subject that is studied at school, college, or university and is thought to need a large amount of special knowledge: "What's his new girlfriend studying?" "Oh, some ology or other. Pharmacology, I think."
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the scientific study of a particular subject: geology climatology
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(Definition of ology from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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He'd only passed in one subject but it was an 'ology'.
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As bridges are built among basic treatments of child and adolescent psychopath- research in developmental psychopathology, ology.
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It could be argued that the majority of issues covered have been previously debated within the literature on feminist, emancipatory and 'userled' research method(ologies).
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I agree that too much "ology" can ruin education.
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As in other disciplines, first comes the practice then comes the analysis, methods, techniques, and theory related to an ology.
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in Chinese (Traditional)
（在學校、學院或大學學習研究的科目，需要相當多的專業知識的）學科, …學…
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（在学校、学院或大学学习研究的科目，需要相当多的专业知识的）学科, …学…
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logía, -ología…
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-ology | Etymology of suffix -ology by etymonline
-ology | Etymology of suffix -ology by etymonline
Log inAdvertisement-ology word-forming element indicating "branch of knowledge, science," now the usual form of -logy. Originally used c. 1800 in nonce formations (commonsensology, etc.), it gained legitimacy by influence of the proper formation in geology, mythology, etc., where the -o- is a stem vowel in the previous element.
The second element is prop[erly]
-logy (
-logue, etc.), the
-o- belonging to the preceding element; but the accent makes the apparent element in E[nglish] to be
-ology, which is hence often used as an independent word. [Century Dictionary]
Entries linking to -ologygeology (n.)1795 as "science of the past and present condition of the Earth's crust," from Modern Latin geologia "the study of the earth," from geo- "earth" + logia (see -logy). German Geologie is attested by 1785. In Medieval Latin, geologia (14c.) meant "study of earthly things," i.e. law, as distinguished from arts and sciences, which concern the works of God. Darwin used geologize as a verb.
There rolls the deep where grew the tree.
O earth, what changes hast thou seen!
There where the long street roars, hath been
The stillness of the central sea.
The hills are shadows, and they flow
From form to form, and nothing stands;
They melt like mist, the solid lands,
Like clouds they shape themselves and go.
[from "In Memoriam," 1850]
mythology (n.)early 15c., "exposition of myths, the investigation and interpretation of myths," from Late Latin mythologia, from Greek mythologia "legendary lore, a telling of mythic legends; a legend, story, tale," from mythos "myth" (a word of unknown origin; see myth) + -logia (see -logy "study"). Meaning "a body or system of myths" is recorded by 1781.anesthesiologyarachnologistaraneologyarchaeologyaristologyAssyriologyaudiologybacteriologycaliologyclimatologyconchologycosmetologycriminologycryptologydemonologydendrologydeontologyEgyptologySee all related words (52) >More to ExploreterminologyThe convenience of treating the termination ology (and a few other parts of compounds) as not restricted to Greek combinations...bat"a stick or staff used in beating, a war-club, staff used to strike the ball in certain games," c. 1200, from rare Old English batt "cudgel," a western England word at first, probably from Welsh or another Celtic source (compare Irish and Gaelic bat, bata "staff, cudgel"), later exuberantmid-15c., "over-abundant," from Latin exuberantem (nominative exuberans) "superfluous; extraordinary," present participle of exuberare "be abundant, grow luxuriously," from ex, here probably "thoroughly" (see ex-), + uberare "be fruitful," related to uber "udder," from PIE root *abound"be in great plenty," early 14c., from Old French abonder "to abound, be abundant, come together in great numbers" (12c.), from Latin abundare "overflow, run over," from Latin ab "off, away from" (see ab-) + undare "rise in a wave," from unda "a wave" (from PIE *unda-, nasalized profoundc. 1300, "characterized by intellectual depth, very learned," from Old French profont, profund (12c., Modern French profond) and directly from Latin profundus "deep, bottomless, vast," also "obscure; profound; immoderate," from pro "forth" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward") + fusublime1580s, of language, style, etc., "expressing lofty ideas in an elevated manner," from French sublime (15c.), or directly from Latin sublimis "uplifted, high, borne aloft, lofty, exalted, eminent, distinguished," possibly originally "sloping up to the lintel," from sub "up to" (sedichotomyc. 1600, "a cutting in two, division into two classes;" 1630s, "state of having a dual arrangement or order," from Latinized form of Greek dikhotomia "a cutting in half," from dikho-, combining form of dikha "in two, asunder" (from or related to dis "twice," from PIE root *dwo- "imperative1520s, in grammar, "expressing command," used of the form of a verb which expresses command, entreaty, advice, or exhortation, from Late Latin imperativus "pertaining to a command," from imperat-, past participle stem of imperare "to command, requisition," from assimilated form omodernc. 1500, "now existing;" 1580s, "of or pertaining to present or recent times;" from French moderne (15c.) and directly from Late Latin modernus "modern" (Priscian, Cassiodorus), from Latin modo "just now, in a (certain) manner," from modo (adv.) "to the measure," ablative of modugardenlate 13c. (late 12c. in surnames), from Old North French gardin "(kitchen) garden; orchard; palace grounds" (Old French jardin, 13c., Modern French jardin), from Vulgar Latin *hortus gardinus "enclosed garden," via Frankish *gardo or some other Germanic source, from Proto-GermaniShare -ology‘cite’Page URL:https://www.etymonline.com/word/-ologyHTML Link:Etymology of -ology by etymonlineAPA style:Harper, D. (n.d.). Etymology of -ology. Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved $(datetime), from https://www.etymonline.com/word/-ologyChicago style:Harper Douglas, “Etymology of -ology,” Online Etymology Dictionary, accessed $(datetime), https://www.etymonline.com/word/-ology.MLA style:Harper, Douglas. “Etymology of -ology.” Online Etymology Dictionary, https://www.etymonline.com/word/-ology. Accessed $(datetimeMla).IEEE style:D. Harper. “Etymology of -ology.” Online Etymology Dictionary. https://www.etymonline.com/word/-ology (accessed $(datetime)).updated on November 30, 2023AdvertisementRemove ads >AdvertisementTrending words1. sirloin2. pesky3. shampoo4. gadzooks5. knowledge6. slogan7. ramadan8. easter9. pocketbook10. canDictionary entries near -ologyOliverOlivettiOliviaOlmec-ologist-ologyOlympiadOlympianOlympicOlympusomABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZLINKSForumFull List of SourcesLinksPRODUCTSiOS AppAndroid AppChrome ExtensionABOUTWho Did ThisIntroduction and ExplanationFollow on FacebookSUPPORTDonate with PayPalYe Olde Swag ShoppeSupport on Patreon© 2001-2024 Douglas Harper | Terms of Service | Privacy PolicyEnglish (English) English (English)简体中文 (Chinese)Deutsch (German)Español (Spanish)Français (French)Italiano (Italian)日本語 (Japanese)한국어 (Korean)Português (Portuguese)繁體中文 (Chinese)
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024How to use ology in a sentenceThis much is evident in Hat-ology: Anna Piaggi and her Hats, an exhibition of around 150 hats on view now in Milan.Anna Piaggi's 'Hat-ology' Exhibition Opens in Milan | Liza Foreman | September 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAgainst this world-wide and imperious demon-ology the science of one God, all holy and supreme, advanced with resistless force.The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) | Robert G. IngersollNo 'ism or 'ology has ever established any scientific principle which has contributed to the general welfare of the people.The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) | Grant HagueZo ology, who has a large garden with all kinds of creatures in it.The Crown of Success | Charlotte Maria TuckerLive and learn, ought to be the motto of the student of London cab-ology.Saunterings in and about London | Max SchlesingerDo not shy from study of the science of mind because it is an "ology" and therefore may seem hard.Certain Success | Norval A. HawkinsSee More ExamplesBritish Dictionary definitions for ologyology/ (ˈɒlədʒɪ) /nounplural -giesinformal a science or other branch of knowledgeOrigin of ology1C19: abstracted from words with this ending, such as theology, biology, etc; see -logyCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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