organology

[awr-guh-nol-uh-jee]

noun

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

Origin of organology

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

Related formsor·ga·no·log·ic

[awr-guh-nl-oj-ik, awr-gan-l-oj-] /ˌɔr gə nlˈɒdʒ ɪk, ɔrˌgæn lˈɒdʒ-/, or·ga·no·log·i·cal, adjectiveor·ga·nol·o·gist, noun

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Historical Examples of organology

These primal laws are easily comprehended, and their application to the brain removes all the perplexing complexity of organology.
Buchanan's Journal of Man, December 1887
Various
The special questions in Organology, on which Comparative Embryology throws light, may be classified under the following heads.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4)
Francis Maitland Balfour

British Dictionary definitions for organology

organology

noun

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

Derived Formsorganological (ˌɔːɡənəʊˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectiveorganologist, noun

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organology in Medicine

organology

[ôr′gə-nŏl′ə-jē]

The branch of biology that deals with the structure and function of organs.

Related formsor′gan•o•log′ic (ôr′gə-nə-lŏj′ĭk, ôr-găn′ə-) null adj.