Ology Words

  1. Alaogy
    algae
  2. Anthropology
    human beings
  3. Archaeology
    remains of past human life and activities
  4. Axiology
    the study of the nature, types, and critera of values and value judgment especially in ethics
  5. Cosmology
    nature, origin, structure, and space-time relationships of the universe
  6. Cryptology
    codes and ciphers
  7. Deontology
    ethics
  8. Entomology
    insects
  9. Enology
    wines and wine making
  10. Epistemology
    the nature, grounds, and limits of knowledge
  11. Eschatology
    end of the world
  12. Ethology
    animal behavior under natural conditions
  13. Etiology
    causes of phenomena
  14. Geology
    earth and its history
  15. Gerentology
    aging and the problems of the aged
  16. Hagiology
    saints and other revered persons
  17. Herpetology
    reptiles and amphibians
  18. Histology
    living tissue
  19. Homology
    similarity in structure(thought to be due to common origin)
  20. Horology
    measurement of time
  21. Ichthyology
    fishes
  22. Kinesiology
    principles of mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement
  23. Limnology
    fresh water
  24. Mammalogy
    mammals
  25. Morphology
    • structures and forms of plants and animals
    • word formation in a language
  26. Mycology
    fungi
  27. Numismatology
    coins
  28. Oncology
    tumors
  29. Ontology
    nature and relation of being
  30. Ophthalmology
    structure, function, and diseases of the eye
  31. Ornithology
    birds
  32. Paleontology
    fossils
  33. Parasitology
    Parasites and parasitism
  34. Pathology
    dieases
  35. Philology
    language, speech, linguistics and literature
  36. Physiology
    functions and activities of lilving organisms
  37. Primatology
    primates, especially other than recent humans
  38. Radiology
    use of radiant energy in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
  39. Teleology
    final causes or purpose in nature
  40. Thanatology
    death and dying
  41. Toxicology
    poisons, their effects, and the problems involved
  42. Urology
    urinary systems
  43. Virology
    structure and functions of viruses
  44. Zoology
    animals
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Ology Words
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