organography

American

[awr-guh-nog-ruh-fee] / ˌɔr gəˈnɒg rə fi /

noun

Biology, Medicine/Medical.

the description or visual depiction of organs.

organography British

/ ˌɔːɡənəʊˈɡræfɪk, ˌɔːɡəˈnɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

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

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noun

organographies

plural

Etymology

Origin of organography

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

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The De Partibus Animalium becomes in form a comparative organography, but the emphasis is always on function and community of function.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

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