studies

T**he English suffix -ology or -logy denotes a field of study or academic discipline, and -ologist describes a person who studies that field. However not every field or study or discipline is an '-ology', for instance the study of childbirth is midwifery and a practitioner is a midwife.** The word ology is a back-formation from the names of these disciplines. "-logy" basically means "the study of ____". Such words are formed from Greek or Latin roots with the terminal -logy derived from the Greek suffix -λογια (-logia), speaking, from λεγειν (legein), to speak. The word ology is thus misleading as the 'o' is actually part of the word stem that receives the -logy ending. For example, the bio part of biology stems from Greek βιος (bios), life. This is why some of the words do not end in -ology (such as mineralogy). ||  ||
 * Acarology, the study of ticks and mites
 * Actinobiology, the study of the effects of radiation upon living organisms
 * Actinology, the study of the effect of light on chemicals
 * Aerobiology, a branch of biology that studies organic particles, such as bacteria, fungal spores, very small insects and pollen, which are passively transported by the air.
 * Aerology, the study of the atmosphere
 * Aetiology, the medical study of the causation of disease
 * Agnoiology, the study of things of which we are by nature ignorant, or of things which cannot be known
 * Agrobiology, the study of plant nutrition and growth in relation to soil conditions
 * Agrology Canada: the art and science of agriculture, Non-Canada: the study of soils
 * Agrostology, the study of grasses
 * Algology, the study of algae
 * Allergology, the study of the causes and treatment of allergies; a branch of medicine
 * Andrology, the study of male health and disease
 * Anesthesiology, the study of anesthesia and anesthetics; a branch of medicine
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Angelology, the study of angels
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Angiology, the study of the anatomy of blood and lymph vascular systems
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Anthropology, the study of humans
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Apiology, the study of bees (apiaries)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Arachnology, the study of spiders and their kind
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Archaeology, the study of past cultures through the analysis of material remains
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Archaeozoology, the study of relationships between humans and animals over time through examination of animal remains at archaeological sites (also see Zooarchaeology)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Areology, the study of Mars
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Assyriology, the study of the Assyrians
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Astacology, the study of crawfish
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Asteroseismology, the study of the internal structures of stars as revealed by their oscillations (see also Helioseismology).
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Astrobiology, the study of origin of life
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Astrogeology, the study of geology of celestial bodies (e.g., planets, asteroids, comets)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Astrology, the study of the purported influence(s) of celestial bodies on earthly affairs
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Astrometeorology: using astrology to forecast the weather
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Atmology, the study of the laws and phenomena of aqueous vapors
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Audiology, the study of hearing; a branch of medicine
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Autecology, the study of the ecology of any individual species
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Autology, the attribute (of a word) of being self descriptive. The word "polysyllabic" is autological because it is polysyllabic. (compare heterology)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Auxology, the study of human growth.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Axiology, the study of the nature of values and value judgements
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Bacteriology, the study of bacteria
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Balneology, the scientific study of baths, bathing and of their application to disease
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Bibliology, the study of books, printing, and publishing; also called Bibliography
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Bioclimatology, the study of the effects of climate on living organisms
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Biogeomorphology, or ecogeomorphology, the study of interactions between organisms and geomorphological processes
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Bioecology, the study of the relationship of organisms to each other and to their environment
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Biology, the study of life
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Biometeorology, the study of the effects of atmospheric conditions on living organisms
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Biotechnology industrial use of living organisms or their components to improve human health and food reduction
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Boxology is the study of schematic layouts, for example of corporate org charts.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Bryology, the study of bryophytes
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Bryozoology, the study of the phylum Bryozoa
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Buddhology, the study of the nature of Buddha
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Campanology, the study and the art of bell ringing
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Cardiology, the study of the heart
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Cariology, the study of cells
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Cereology, the study of crop circles
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Cetology, the study of cetaceans - whales, dolphins, and porpoise
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Characterology, the study of character
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Christology, the theological study of redemption (christos > christein: to sacrament), not only speaking of Christianity but also extended to religion in general
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Chorology, the study of the relationship of biological or other phenomena to their locations
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Chronology the study of things in order of time or the study of time
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Climatology, the study of the climate
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Codicology, the study of the preparation of books and manuscripts (ink, paper, vellum etc)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Coleopterology, the study of beetles
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Coniology, the study of dust in the atmosphere and its effects on plants and animals, also spelled "koniology"
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Conchology, the study of shells and of molluscs
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Contrology, a neologism for the Pilates method, a system of physical exercise
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Cosmology, the study of the cosmos or our place in it
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Cosmetology, the study of cosmetics and their use
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Craniology, the study of the characteristics of the skull
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Criminology, the scientific study of crime
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Cryology, the study of very low temperatures and related phenomena.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Cryptology, the study of how to encrypt and decrypt secret messages
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Cryptozoology, the study of animals that may or may not be mythical
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Cynology, the study of dogs
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Cytomorphology, the study of the structure of cells
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Cytology, the study of cells
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Deltiology, the study of, but more often the collecting of picture postcards
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Demonology, the study of demons
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Dendrochronology, the study of the age of trees and the records in their rings
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Dendrology, the study of trees
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Deontology, in ethics, the study of duty.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Dermatology, the field of medicine that deals with the skin
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Dermatopathology, the field of dermatological anatomical pathology
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Desmology, the study of ligaments
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Dialectology, the study of dialects
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Dipterology, the study of flies
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Diabetology, the study of diabetes mellitus
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Doxology, a liturgical expression of praise to God
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Dragonology, the study of dragons
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ecclesiology, the study of Church architecture and decoration, or separately the study of the Christian Church
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ecogeomorphology, or biogeomorphology, the study of interactions between organisms and geomorphological processes
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ecohydrology, the study of interactions among organisms and the water cycle.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ecology, the study of the interrelationships between living organisms and their environment. Sometimes spelled "œcology".
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Economic geology is concerned with earth materials that can be utilized for economic and/or industrial purposes.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ecophysiology, the study of the interrelationship between an organism's physical functioning and its environment
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Edaphology, a branch of soil science that studies the influence of soil on life.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Egyptology, the study of the ancient Egyptians
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Electrophysiology, the study of the relationship between electric phenomena and bodily processes
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Embryology, the study of embryos
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Emetology, the study or knowledge of emetics
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Endocrinology, the study of internal secretory glands
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Enigmatology, the study of puzzles
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Enology (or Oenology), the study of wine and winemaking
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Entomology, the study of insects
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Enzymology, the study of enzymes
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Epidemiology, the study of the origin and spread of diseases
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Epistemology, the study of the nature and origins of knowledge
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Escapology, the practice of escaping from restraints or other traps.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Eschatology, a branch of theology concerned with the final events in the history of the world or of mankind
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ethnology, the study of race
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ethnomusicology, the study of music in society, usually non-western music
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ethology, the study of animal behaviour
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Etiology, same as Aetiology
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Etymology, the study of word origins
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Eulogy, the speech of praise
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Evolutionary biology, the study of the process of biological evolution
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Evolutionary psychology, the study of the process of (usually) human psychological evolution.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Exobiology, the study of life in outer space
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Felinology, the study of cats
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ferroequinology, the study of railways, particularly locomotives.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Fetology, the study of the fetus, especially when within the uterus. Sometimes spelled foetology.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Formicology, the study of ants
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Fungology, fungus + -ology, see mycology.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Futurology, the study of the future
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Garbology - study of refuse and trash
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Gastrology or Gastroenterology - diseases of stomach and intestines
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Gemmology or Gemology, the study of gemstones and ornamental materials
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Genealogy (commonly misspelled and mispronounced as "geneology"), the study of relationships within families particularly with a view to constructing family trees
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Genecology, the study of genetic differences in relation to the environment
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Geobiology, the study of the biosphere and its relations to the lithosphere and atmosphere.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Geochronology, the study of the age of the Earth
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Geology, the study of the Earth
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Geomorphology, the study of present-day landforms, traditionally on Earth but with increasing frequency on nearby planetary objects
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Gerontology, the study of old age
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Glaciology, the study of glaciers
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Grammatology, the study of writing systems. Also the study of deconstructive literary criticism, popularized in the 1960s by Jacques Derrida
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Graphology, the study of handwriting for the purpose of analysing the character of the writer
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Grossology, the study of gross (slang) and disgusting things. Fictional; book title
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Gynaecology or Gynecology, the study of medicine relating to women, or of women in general
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Hematology/Haematology, the study of blood
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Heliology, the study of the Sun
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Helioseismology, the study of vibrations and oscillations in the Sun
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Helminthology, the study of parasitic worms. See Vermeology.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Hepatology, the study of the liver; a branch of medicine
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Herbology, the study of the therapeutic use of plants
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Herpetology, the study of reptiles and amphibians
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Heterology, the attribute (of a word) of not being self descriptive. The word "monosyllabic" is heterological because it is not monosyllabic. (compare autology)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Heteroptology, the study of true bugs
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Hieroglyphology, Egyptian hieroglyphics, an ancient writing system
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Hierographology, the study of sacred texts
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Hierology, a more inclusive term for theology
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Hippology, study of horses
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Histology, the study of living tissues
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Histopathology, the study of the (microscopic) structure of diseased tissues
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Historiology, the study of the writings and practices of historians
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Homology, concept in anthropology, biology, algebraic topology, and sociology, meaning "likeness in structure"
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Horology, the study of making timepieces, measuring time and timekeeping (also the study of time)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Hydrogeology, the study of underground water
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Hydrology, the study of water
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Hypnology, the study of sleep (also: somnology)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ichnology, the study of fossil footprints, tracks and burrows
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ichthyology, the study of fish
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ideology, the study of ideas throughout society both socially,politically,historically and literary
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Immunology, the study of the immune system
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Indology, the study of the history, languages, and cultures of the Indian subcontinent
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Iranology, the study of history, literature, art and culture of Iran (Persia)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Islamology, the study of the Islam
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Japanology, the study of Japanese people
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Karyology, the study of karyotypes (a branch of cytology)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Killology, the study of human beings killing other human beings (Grossman's theory)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Kinesiology, the study of movement in relation to human anatomy
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Kremlinology, the study of the Soviet Union
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Kymatology, the study of waves or wave motions
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Laryngology, the study of the larynx, or voice box; a branch of medicine
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Lepidopterology, the study of butterflies and moths
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Lexicology, the study of the signification and application of words
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Limnology, the study of fresh water environments, particularly lakes
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Lithology, the study of rocks
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ludology, the study of video games
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Lymphology, the study of the lymph system and glands
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Malacology, the study of mollusks
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Mammalogy, the study of mammals
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Mereology, a branch of logic focusing on the study of part-whole relationships
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Meteorology, the study of weather
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Methodology, (properly) the study of methods
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Metrology, the study of measurement
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Microbiology, the study of microorganisms.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Micrology, the science of preparing and handling microscopic objects for study.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Mineralogy, the study of minerals
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Missiology, the study of missions and missionary work
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Mixology, the study or skill of preparing mixed drinks.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Molinology, the study of windmills, watermills and animal engines.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Monadology, a book by Leibniz on the study of his theory of monads.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Morphology, the study of forms that is used in several other fields (biology, linguistics, astronomy, etc.)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Museology, the study of museum management.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Musicology, the study of music
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Mycology, the study of fungi
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Myology the scientific study of muscles
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Myrmecology, the study of ants
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Mythology, the study of myths
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Nanotechnology, the study and design of machines at the molecular level
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Nanotribology, the study of friction at very small (atomic) scale
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Nematology, the study of nematodes
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Neonatology, the study of diseases and the care of newborn infants; a branch of pediatrics/paediatrics
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Nephology, the study of clouds
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Nephrology, the study of the kidneys and their diseases, a branch of medicine
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Neurology, the study of nerves
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Neuropathology, the study of neural diseases
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Neurophysiology, the study of the functions of the nervous system
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Nosology, the study of disease classification
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Numerology, the study of numbers (often in a non-mathematical sense)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Nutriology, the study of nutrition
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Oceanology, the study of oceans
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Odonatology, the study of dragonflies and damselflies
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Odontology, the study of the structure, development, and abnormalities of the teeth
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Oenology, the study of wine
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Omnology, the study of everything
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Oncology, the study of cancer
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Oneirology, the study of dreams
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Onomatology, the study of proper names
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ontology, the study of existence
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Oology, the study of eggs
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ophthalmology, the study of the eyes
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Organology, the study of musical instruments (not just organs); alternatively, the study of anatomical organs
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ornithology, the study of birds
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Orology, the study of mountains and their mapping
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Orthopterology, the study of grasshoppers and crickets
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Osteology, the study of bones
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Otolaryngology, the study of the ear and throat; a branch of medicine
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Otology, the study of the structure, function, and pathology of the ear
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Otorhinolaryngology, the same as otolaryngology
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Paleoanthropology, the study of prehistoric people and human origins
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Paleobiology, the study of prehistoric life
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Paleobotany, the study of prehistoric metaphytes (i.e., multicellular plants)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Paleoclimatology, the study of prehistoric climates
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Paleoecology, the study of prehistoric environments by analyzing fossils and rock strata
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Paleontology, the study of fossils of ancient life
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Paleophytology (see "paleobotany"), the study of ancient multicelled plants
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Paleozoology, the study of prehistoric metazoans (i.e., multicellular animals)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Palynology, the study of pollen
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Parapsychology, the study of paranormal or psychic phenomenon that defy conventional scientific explanations
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Parasitology, the study of parasites
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Pathology, the study of illness
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Pedology (soil study), one of two main branches of soil science
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Pedology (children study)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Penology, the study of prison management and criminal rehabilitation.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Personology, a variant of physiognomy
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Petrology, the study of rocks and the conditions by which they form
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Pharmacology, the study of drugs
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Phenology, the study of periodic biological phenomena such as flowering, migration, breeding, etc.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Phenomenology, the study and science of phenomena as distinct from the science of actual existence or being; also a movement founded by Husserl which studies conscious experience without its metaphysical concerns
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Philology, the study of a language together with its literature
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Phlebology, a branch of medicine that deals with the venous system
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Phonology, the study of vocal sounds
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Phrenology, the derivation of a persons character traits, by studying the shape of their skull
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Phycology, the study of algae
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Physiology, the study of mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Phytology, the study of plants; botany
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Phytopathology ("Plant pathology"), the study of plant diseases
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Phytosociology, the study of the ecology of plant communities
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Piphilology, the mnemonic practice of writing sentences such that the numbers of letters in the words correspond to the consecutive digits of pi
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Planetology, the study of planets and solar systems; more commonly called Planetary science
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Planktology, the study of plankton
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Pneumology, a synonym of Pulmonology
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Pomology, the scientific study and cultivation of fruits
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Posology, the study of drug dosage
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Primatology, the study of primates
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Proctology, the study of the hind regions (rectum, anus, colon and pelvic floor) of the body
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Psephology, the study, especially statistical, of elections.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Psychobiology, the study and psychology of organisms with regard to their functions and structures
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Psychology, the study of mental processes in living creatures
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Psychopathology, the study of the mental processes within mental illness or disorders
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Psychopharmacology, the study of psychotropic or psychiatric drugs
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Psychophysiology, the study of the physiological bases of psychological processes
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Pulmonology, the specialty in medicine that deals with diseases of the lungs and the respiratory tract
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Radiology, the study of rays, usually ionising radiation
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Redology, the study of the classical Chinese literary masterpiece Dream of the Red Chamber
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Reflexology, originally the study of reflexes or of reflex responses; but see also non-study list
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Rheology, the study of flow
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Rheumatology, the study of rheumatic diseases, a branch of medicine
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Rhinology, the study of the nose and its diseases
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ripperology, the study of Jack the Ripper and the crimes associated with him
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Sarcology, a subsection of anatomy that studies the soft parts. It includes myology, angiology, neurology, and splanchnology
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Scatology, the study of feces
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Scientology, the applied religious philosophy created by American writer L. Ron Hubbard
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Sedimentology, a branch of geology that studies sediments.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Seismology, the study of earthquakes
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Selenology, the study of the moon
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Semiology, the study of signs
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Semitology, the study of Semitic cultures
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Serology, the study of blood serum
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Serpentology, the study of snakes
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Sexology, the study of sex
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Sindonology, the study of the Shroud of Turin
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Sinology, the study of China
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Sitiology, dietetics, the study of diet. Also, a treatise on diet. Also spelled "sitology"
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Sociology, the study of society
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Sociobiology, the study of the effect of evolution on ethology
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Somnology, the study of sleep, also: hypnology
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Somatology, study of human characteristics
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Soteriology the study of the doctrine of salvation, especially as related to Christianity
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Sovietology, the study of communist Soviet Union
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Speleology, the study or exploration of caves
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Sporalogy, a parody of astrology
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Stemmatology, a discipline that attempts to reconstruct the transmission of a text (especially a text in manuscript form) on the basis of relations between the various surviving manuscripts
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Stomatology, study of the mouth and its diseases.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Sumerology, the study of the Sumerians.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Symbology, the study and interpretation of symbols, or a set of symbols. Also used for types of barcodes
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Symptomatology, the study of symptoms
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Synecology, the study of the ecological interrelationships among communities of organisms
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Syphilology, the study of syphilis
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Taxology, a synonym for taxonomy
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Technology, the study of the practical arts (but see above)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Teleology, the study of ends or final causes
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Teratology, the study of wonders, or monsters
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Terminology, the usage and study of terms.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Thanatology, the study of physical, psychological and social problems associated with dying.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Thermology, the study of heat.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Theology, the study in religion
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Tibetology, the study of Tibet
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Tocology, the study of childbirth, sometimes spelled "tokology".
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Tonology, the study of intonation in speech
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Topology, the mathematical study of closeness and connectedness
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Toxicology, the study of poisons
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Traumatology, the study of wounds and injuries caused by accidents or assaults and their surgical treatment and repair; a branch of medicine
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Tribology, the study of friction and lubrication
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Trichology, the study of hair and the scalp
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Typology, the study of classification
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Urology, the study and treatment of diseases of the urogenital tract, a branch of medicine. Sometimes spelled "ourology".
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Ufology, the study of Unidentified flying object (UFO) phenomena.
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Vaccinology, the study of vaccines
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Venereology, the study of venereal diseases
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Vexillology, the study of flags
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Victimology, the study of victims of crime, often applied to characterizing the criminal
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Virology, the study of viruses
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Volcanology (also spelled vulcanology), the study of volcanoes and related phenomena (traps)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Xenobiology, the study of non-terrestrial life
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Xylology, the study of wood
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Zooarchaeology, the study and analysis of animal remains at archaeological sites to reconstruct relationships between people, animals, and their environment (also see Archaeozoology)
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Zoology, the study of animals
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Zoopathology ("Animal pathology"), the study of animal diseases
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">zoopsychology, the study of mental processes in animals
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Zymology, the study of fermentation