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Terms Ending in Ologies and Ographies
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Term |
The Subject of Study or Practice |
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Acarology |
Mites and ticks |
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Aetiology |
Causes, especially of disease |
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Anemology |
Wind |
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Angiology |
Blood and lymph vessels |
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Anthropology |
Mankind |
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Astrology |
Heavenly bodies |
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Bryology |
Mosses |
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Campanology |
Bell ringing |
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Cardiology |
Heart function and diseases |
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Cetology |
Fruits and seeds |
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Cetology |
Aquatic mammals, especially whales |
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Cartography |
Map-making |
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Choreography |
Dancing, composing ballets |
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Chorography |
Mapping of regions |
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Chorology |
Geographical regions; plant and animal distribution |
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Chronology |
Dates |
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Conchology |
Seashells |
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Cosmology |
The Universe |
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Craniology |
Skulls |
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Criminology |
Crimes and criminals |
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Cryptology |
Codes and ciphers |
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Cytology |
Plant and animal cells |
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Dactylology |
Fingerprints |
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Demography |
Population statistics |
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Dendrology |
Trees |
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Deontology |
Moral responsibilities |
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Dermatology |
Human skin |
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Malacology |
Molluscs |
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Meteorology |
Weather |
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Metrology |
Measurement |
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Mycology |
Fungi |
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Myrmecology |
Muscles |
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Myrmecology |
Ants |
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Nomology |
Lawmaking or scientific laws |
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Nosology |
Classification of disease |
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Odontology |
Teeth |
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Oenology |
Wines |
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Oncology |
Tumours and cancer |
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Oneirology |
Dreams |
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Ontology |
Nature of existence |
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Oology |
Eggs |
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Ophiology |
Snakes |
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Ophthalmology |
Eyes |
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Ornithology |
Birds |
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Orography |
Mapping of relief |
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Orology |
Mountains |
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Osteology |
Bones |
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Otology |
Ears |
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Paedology |
Children |
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Palaeography |
Old Manuscripts |
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Palaeontology |
Fossils |
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Palynology |
Pollen |
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Pathology |
Disease |
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Pedology |
Soil |
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Penology |
Prisons and treatment of criminals |
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Petrology |
Rocks |
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Pharmacology |
Drugs |
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Philology |
Languages |
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Phrenology |
Character, by studying skull irregularities |
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Ecology |
Relationships between living things and their environment |
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Endocrinology |
Glands |
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Entomology |
Insects |
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Epidemiology |
Incidence and risk of disease |
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Epigraphy |
Ancient inscriptions |
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Epistemology |
Nature of knowledge |
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Eschatology |
Death, destiny |
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Ethnology |
Cultures, primitive people |
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Etiology |
Animal behaviour |
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Etymology |
Word origins |
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Futurology |
The future |
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Genealogy |
Ancestry |
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Gerontology |
Old age |
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Glottochronology |
History of language |
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gynaecology |
Women’s disorders |
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Haematology |
Blood |
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Helminthology |
Worms, especially parasitic worms |
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Herpetology |
Reptiles and amphibians |
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Histology |
Plant and animal tissue |
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Horology |
Measurement of time; timepieces |
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Hydrology |
Water and ice |
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Hypnology |
Sleep |
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Ichthyology |
Fish |
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Lexicography |
Dictionaries |
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Lexicology |
Vocabulary |
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Limnology |
Freshwater life |
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Lithology |
Characteristics of rocks |
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Physiology |
Life processes, functioning of organisms |
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Phytology |
Plants |
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Polemology |
Wars |
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Pomology |
Fruit |
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Potamology |
Rivers |
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Psephology |
Elections |
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Pteridology |
Ferns |
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Radiology |
Radiation and radiotherapy |
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Reflexology |
Reflexes; healing through foot massage |
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Rhinology |
Noses |
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Scatology |
Excrement; obscene language |
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Seismology |
Earthquakes |
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Selenology |
The Moon |
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Semiology |
Signs and signalling |
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Sinology |
China |
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Speleology |
Caves |
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Stomatology |
Mouth disorders |
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Teratology |
Monsters; congenital abnormalities |
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Topography |
Surface features of a region |
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Topology |
Shapes and surfaces |
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Toxicology |
Poisons |
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Tribology |
Friction and lubrication |
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Trichology |
Hair |
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Ufology |
Unidentified flying Objects |
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Uranography |
Mapping of stars and galaxies |
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Vexillology |
Flags |
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Zymology |
Fermentation |
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