| ANTHROPOLOGY | • anthropology n. The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method. • ANTHROPOLOGY n. the science of human beings. |
| COLONOGRAPHY | • colonography n. A virtual, non-invasive form of colonoscopy that uses computed tomography. |
| LAGOMORPHOUS | • lagomorphous adj. (Zoology) Of or relating to the lagomorphs. • LAGOMORPHOUS adj. of or like a lagomorph, a gnawing mammal, also LAGOMORPHIC. |
| OLIGOPHAGOUS | • oligophagous adj. (Chiefly of insects) that feed on a restricted range of food. • OLIGOPHAGOUS adj. eating only a few specific kinds of food. |
| OPHIOLOGICAL | • ophiological adj. Of or relating to ophiology. • OPHIOLOGICAL adj. relating to ophiology, the study of snakes, also OPHIOLOGIC. |
| PALEOBIOLOGY | • paleobiology n. The branch of biology or paleontology concerned with the study of fossils of plants and animals. • PALEOBIOLOGY n. a branch of paleontology concerned with the biology of fossil organisms, also PALAEBIOLOGY, PALAEOBIOLOGY. |
| PALEOECOLOGY | • paleoecology n. The ecology of the ancient past and of extinct organisms. • PALEOECOLOGY n. a branch of ecology that is concerned with the characteristics of ancient environments and with their relationships to ancient plants and animals. |
| PALEONTOLOGY | • paleontology n. (American spelling) Study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, especially… • PALEONTOLOGY n. the study of fossils, also PALAEONTOLOGY. |
| PALEOZOOLOGY | • paleozoology n. (Zoology) The branch of zoology dealing with fossils, and the creatures that were transformed into them. • PALEOZOOLOGY n. the study of fossil animals, also PALAEOZOOLOGY. |
| PARADOXOLOGY | • paradoxology n. (Obsolete) The use of paradoxes. • PARADOXOLOGY n. the holding or maintaining of paradoxes. |
| PAROEMIOLOGY | • paroemiology n. Alternative form of paremiology. • PAROEMIOLOGY n. the study of proverbs. |
| PATHOBIOLOGY | • pathobiology n. (Biology) The branch of biology that deals with pathology with greater emphasis on the biological than… • pathobiology n. (Medicine) pathology (in any of its senses: study of disease, instance of disease, mechanism of disease). • pathobiology n. (Medicine) The biologic explanations of pathogenesis, to include both pathoanatomy and pathophysiology. |
| PHONOLOGICAL | • phonological adj. Of or relating to phonology. • phonological adj. Pertaining to the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable structure, stress, and accent. • PHONOLOGICAL adj. relating to phonology, also PHONOLOGIC. |
| POTAMOLOGIES | • POTAMOLOGY n. the study of rivers. |
| POTAMOLOGIST | • potamologist n. One who studies rivers. • POTAMOLOGIST n. one who studies rivers. |
| PROLONGATION | • prolongation n. The act of prolonging. • prolongation n. That which has been prolonged; an extension. • PROLONGATION n. the act of prolonging. |
| TROPOLOGICAL | • tropological adj. Relating to or involving the interpretation of literature focusing on the ethical lesson or moral of the story. • tropological adj. Characterized by tropes; varied by tropes; tropical. • TROPOLOGICAL adj. characterized by tropes or figures of speech, also TROPOLOGIC. |
| ZOOPATHOLOGY | • zoopathology n. Animal pathology; veterinary pathology. • zoöpathology n. Alternative form of zoopathology. • ZOOPATHOLOGY n. the study of animal diseases. |