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sitology

[sahy-tol-uh-jee]
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noun
  1. the branch of medicine dealing with nutrition and dietetics.
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Origin of sitology

First recorded in 1860–65; sito- + -logy
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British Dictionary definitions for sitology

sitology

noun
  1. the scientific study of food, diet, and nutrition
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Word Origin

C19: from Greek sitos food, grain + -logy
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