organology

American  

[awr-guh-nol-uh-jee] / ˌɔr gəˈnɒl ə dʒi /

noun

1. the branch of biology that deals with the structure and functions of the organs of living things.

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organology British  

/ ˌɔːɡənəʊˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌɔːɡəˈnɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the study of the structure and function of the organs of animals and plants

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Other Word Forms

• organologic adjective
• organological adjective
• organologist noun

Etymology

Origin of organology

First recorded in 1805–15; organo- + -logy

Example Sentences

Thinking about the source of sound production and materials will lead you to the field of organology, or the classification of musical instruments.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

These primal laws are easily comprehended, and their application to the brain removes all the perplexing complexity of organology.

From Buchanan's Journal of Man, December 1887 Volume 1, Number 11 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)

In 1836 I instructed Prof. Cubi at New Orleans in the old organology, giving him six lessons in exchange for his instructions in Spanish.

From Buchanan's Journal of Man, October 1887 Volume 1, Number 9 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)

The suggestion cannot be too often repeated that the nomenclature of cerebral organology can never adequately express the functions of the organs.

From Buchanan's Journal of Man, December 1887 Volume 1, Number 11 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)