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abiology abiology The study of inanimate, inorganic, or lifeless things.
abiophysiology abiophysiology The study of inorganic processes in biological systems.
acanthochronology acanthochronology The study of cactus spines or euphorbia thorns grown in time ordered sequence.
acanthology acanthology The study of spined things, in particular sea urchins, and the resultant impact on taxonomy.
acarology acarology The study of mites and ticks.
accentology accentology The systematic analysis of word or phrase stress and accentuation in language.
aceology aceology The science of remedies or therapeutics.
acology acology The science of medical remedies, Materia Medica.
acridology acridology The study of grasshoppers and locusts (infraorder Acrididea).
acropathology acropathology The study of diseases affecting limbs.
actinobiology actinobiology The study of the effects of radiation upon living organisms.
actinology actinology The study of the effect of light on chemicals.
acyrology acyrology The incorrect use of language.
adenology adenology The branch of medicine dealing with the development, structure, function, and diseases of glands.
aedoeology aedoeology The study of human genitalia.
aerobiology 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
  1. The branch of meteorology involving the observation of the atmosphere by means of balloons, airplanes, etc.
  2. 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
  1. The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
  2. The study of causes or causation.
  3. 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
  1. The science and art of agriculture.
  2. A sub-discipline of soil science which addresses optimizing crop production (common usage, not acceptable to soil scientists)
  3. 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
  1. The study of causation, or origination.
  2. 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
  1. The medical treatment of pain as practiced in Greece and Turkey.
  2. 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 study of anesthesia and anesthetics.
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
  1. The part of moral philosophy which treats of virtue, its nature, and the means of attaining to it.
  2. 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.
astheniology The study of diseases of weakening and aging.
asthmology The study of asthma.
astroarcheaology[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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