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organography

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

noun

Biology, Medicine/Medical.

PLURAL

organographies
  1. the description or visual depiction of organs.


organography British  
/ ˌɔːɡənəʊˈɡræfɪk, ˌɔːɡəˈnɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

  • organographic adjective
  • organographical adjective
  • organographist noun

Etymology

Origin of organography

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

Example Sentences

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Organography, study of organs, 9.

From Project Gutenberg

Being called upon to arrange the plants in the garden, he necessarily had to consider the best method of doing so, and, following the lines already suggested by his uncle, adopted a system founded in a certain degree on that of Ray, in which he embraced all the discoveries in organography, adopted the simplicity of the Linnean definitions, and displayed the natural affinities of plants.

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Botany; or, Organography on the Basis of Morphology. 8vo. 10s. 6d.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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