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Wikipedia article	Wiktionary entry	Description	Synonyms Alternative spellings
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.	iamatology
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.	radiobiology
actinology	actinology	The study of the effect of light on chemicals.
acyrology†	acyrology	The incorrect use of language.	cacology
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		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		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		The branch of geology that studies the geological formations of the past.
archeology		The study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.
archeozoology		The study of faunal remains or the items left behind when an animal dies.	zooarcheology
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.
astheniology		The study of diseases of weakening and aging.
asthmology		The study of asthma.
astroarcheaology		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.