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 Literature

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

From Project Gutenberg

To show the facility with which organs may be located upon general principles, I present herewith the locations actually made by a small class of pupils when I  first proposed to have them determine locations according to the general laws of organology.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Mastering the Science.—The large amount of detail of the organology of the brain which has been presented, will, no doubt, strike most readers with a sentiment of multitudinous confusion, and a doubt of the possibility of their ever applying so complex a science to the study of character.

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