organography

[ awr-guh-nog-ruh-fee ]

/ ˌɔr gəˈnɒg rə fi /

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noun, plural or·ga·nog·ra·phies.Biology, Medicine/Medical.

the description or visual depiction of organs.

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Origin of organography

First recorded in 1550–60; organo- + -graphy

OTHER WORDS FROM organography

or·ga·no·graph·ic

[awr-guh-nuh-graf-ik, awr-gan-uh-], /ˌɔr gə nəˈgræf ɪk, ɔrˌgæn ə-/, or·ga·no·graph·i·cal, adjectiveor·ga·nog·ra·phist, noun

Words nearby organography

organ meat, organo-, organ of Corti, organogenesis, organogram, organography, organoleptic, organology, organomagnesium, organometallic, organon

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How to use organography in a sentence

Other branches, however, besides Descriptive Organography were taken up.
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British Dictionary definitions for organography

organography

/ (ˌɔːɡəˈnɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

the description of the organs and major structures of animals and plants

Derived forms of organography

organographic (ˌɔːɡənəʊˈɡræfɪk) or organographical, adjectiveorganographist, noun

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