A | B |
Biology | Study of Living things |
Theology | Study of God |
Physiology | Study of the Body |
Kinesiology | Study of the movement of parts of the body |
Cardiology | Knowledge of the Heart |
dermatology | knowledge of the skin |
demonology | knowledge of evil spirits |
psychology | knowledge of the mind |
criminology | study of criminal behavior and activity |
ornithology | study of birds |
ecology | study of living habitats |
philology | love of learning, words and literature |
endocrinology | medical knowledge about glands and internal secretions of the body |
virology | study of viruses and their diseases |
immunology | study of the body's defense mechanisms against disease |
embryology | studying of the embryo |
epidemiology | study of the origin and causes of disease |
parapsychology | branch of psychology that studies psychic phenomena, telepathy, etc. |
cosmology | study of the origins of the universe |
cosmetology | knowledge and skill in beauty improvement |
eschatology | study of the end times, the end of the world |
scatology | study of the excrement of animals |
geology | study of the earth |
vulcanology | study of volcanos |
trilogy | set of three written plays, novels, etc |
tetralogy | set of four written plays, novels, etc. |
petrology | study of classification, location, composition of rocks |
radiology | study of x-rays and radiant energy |
musicology | knowledge of musical theory, forms, instruments etc. |
sociology | the science of human society and social relation |
anthropology | the study of man, his varieties, cultures,etc. |
archaeology | study of artifacts of ancient peoples |
astrology | study of supposed influence of stars on humans |
mythology | writings and study of myth |
epistemology | the study of knowlege and its acquisition |
etymology | study of the origin of words |
hematology | study of blood, its nature and diseases |
zoology | study of origin, structure, classification, evolution of animals |
genealogy | study of ancestry and family trees |
Tautology | needless repetition of words, redundancy |
Neologism | Formation of a new word, a "coined" word |
opthamology | study of the functions and diseases of the eye |
etiology | the study of causes of any kind, disease, place names, myths, etc. |