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Study of Different Branch of Science

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Study of Different Branch of Science

Terms of different Branch of Science and their meaning :−

A

TermMeaning
AcarologyStudy of mites
AccidenceStudy of Grammar
AcologyStudy of medical remedies
AcousticsScience of sound
AedoeologyStudy of generative organs
AerobiologyStudy of airborne organisms
AerodynamicsScience of movement in a flow of air or gas
AerolithologyStudy of meteorites
AerologyStudy of the atmosphere
AeronauticsStudy of navigation through air or space
AgriologyThe comparative study of primitive peoples
AgrobiologyStudy of plant nutrition
AgrologyStudy of agricultural soils
AgronomicsStudy of productivity of land
AgrostologyStudy of grasses
AlethiologyStudy of truth
AlgedonicsScience of pleasure and pain
AnaesthesiologyStudy of anesthetics
AnatomyStudy of internal structure of the body
AndragogyTheory and practice of education of adults
AnemologyStudy of wind
AngiologyStudy of blood flow and lymphatic system
AnthologyStudy of flowers and flowering plants
AphnologyScience of wealth
ApiologyStudy of bees
ArachnologyStudy of spiders
ArchaeologyStudy of human material remains
ArchologyScience of the origins of government
ArctophilyStudy of teddy bears
AreologyStudy of Mars
AretaicsThe science of virtue
AstacologyThe science of crayfish
AstheniologyStudy of diseases of weakening and aging
AstrogeologyStudy of extraterrestrial geology
AstrometeorologyStudy of effect of stars on climate
AstronomyStudy of celestial bodies
AstrophysicsStudy of behavior of interstellar matter
AstroseismologyStudy of star oscillations
AutecologyStudy of ecology of one species
AutologyScientific study of oneself
AxiologyScience of the ultimate nature of value

B

TermMeaning
BacteriologyStudy of bacteria
BarodynamicsScience of the support and mechanics of bridges
BarologyStudy of gravitation
BibliologyStudy of books
BiblioticsStudy of documents to determine authenticity
BioecologyStudy of interaction of life in the environment
BiologyStudy of life
BiometricsStudy of biological measurement
BionomicsStudy of organisms interacting in their environments
BotanyStudy of flora (plants)
BromatologyStudy of food
BrontologyScientific study of thunder

C

TermMeaning
CacogenicsStudy of racial degeneration
CaliologyStudy of bird’s nests
CambistryScience of international exchange
CampanologyArt of bell ringing
CaricologyStudy of sedges
CarpologyStudy of fruit
CartographyScience of making maps and globes
CartophilyHobby of collecting cigarette cards
CatacousticsScience of echoes or reflected sounds
CatechecticsArt of teaching by question and answer
CetologyStudy of whales and dolphins
ChalcographyArt of engraving on copper or brass
ChemistryStudy of properties of substances
ChrematisticsStudy of wealth; political economy
ClimatologyStudy of climate
ClinologyStudy of aging or individual decline after maturity
CodicologyStudy of manuscripts
ColeopterologyStudy of beetles and weevils
CometologyStudy of comets
CosmetologyStudy of cosmetics
CosmologyStudy of the universe
CriminologyStudy of crime
CryobiologyStudy of life under cold climate
CryptologyStudy of codes
CtetologyStudy of the inheritance of acquired characteristics
CytologyStudy of living cells

D

TermMeaning
DactyliologyStudy of rings
DactylographyStudy of fingerprints
DactylologyStudy of sign language
DemographyStudy of Population
DemologyStudy of human behavior
DendrochronologyStudy of tree rings
DendrologyStudy of trees
DermatoglyphicsStudy of skin patterns and fingerprints
DermatologyStudy of skin
DesmologyStudy of ligaments
DiagraphicsArt of making diagrams or drawings
DiplomaticsScience of deciphering ancient writings and texts
DysgenicsStudy of racial degeneration

E

TermMeaning
EcclesiologyStudy of church affairs
EcologyStudy of environment
EconomicsStudy of material wealth
EdaphologyStudy of soils
EgyptologyStudy of ancient Egypt
EkisticsStudy of human settlement
ElectrochemistryStudy of relations between electricity and chemicals
ElectrostaticsStudy of static electricity
EmbryologyStudy of embryos
EndemiologyStudy of local diseases
EndocrinologyStudy of glands
EntomologyStudy of insects
EpistemologyStudy of grounds of knowledge
EremologyStudy of deserts
ErgologyStudy of effects of work on humans
ErgonomicsStudy of people at work
EschatologyStudy of death; final matters
EthnogenyStudy of origins of races or ethnic groups
EthnologyStudy of cultures
EthnomethodologyStudy of everyday communication
EthologyStudy of natural or biological character
EthonomicsStudy of economic and ethical principles of a society
EtymologyStudy of origins of words
EuthenicsScience concerned with improving living conditions

F

TermMeaning
FluviologyStudy of watercourses
FolkloristicsStudy of folklore and fables

G

TermMeaning
GastroenterologyStudy of stomach; intestines
GenealogyStudy of descent of families
GenesiologyStudy of reproduction and heredity
GenethlialogyArt of casting horoscopes
GeochronologyStudy of measuring geological time
GeogenyScience of the formation of the earth’s crust
GeogonyStudy of formation of the earth
GeographyStudy of surface of the earth and its inhabitants
GeologyStudy of earth’s crust
GeomorphogenyStudy of the origins of land forms
GeoponicsStudy of agriculture
GeotechnicsStudy of increasing habitability of the earth
GeratologyStudy of decadence and decay
GerocomyStudy of old age
GerontologyStudy of the elderly; aging
GlaciologyStudy of ice ages and glaciation
GlossologyStudy of language; study of the tongue
GlyptographyArt of engraving on gems
GnomonicsArt of measuring time using sundials
GnosiologyStudy of knowledge; philosophy of knowledge
GraminologyStudy of grasses
GrammatologyStudy of systems of writing
GraphemicsStudy of systems of representing speech in writing
GromaticsScience of surveying
GynaecologyStudy of women’s physiology
GyrostaticsStudy of rotating bodies

H

TermMeaning
HaemataulicsStudy of movement of blood through blood vessels
HagiologyStudy of saints
HalieuticsStudy of fishing
HamartiologyStudy of sin
HarmonicsStudy of musical acoustics
HedonicsPart of ethics or psychology dealing with pleasure
HeliologyScience of the sun
HelioseismologyStudy of sun’s interior by observing its surface oscillations
HelminthologyStudy of worms
HematologyStudy of blood
HeortologyStudy of religious feasts
HepatologyStudy of liver
HeraldryStudy of coats of arms
HeresiologyStudy of heresies
HerpetologyStudy of reptiles and amphibians
HierologyScience of sacred matters
HippiatricsStudy of diseases of horses
HippologyStudy of horses
HistologyStudy of the tissues of organisms
HistopathologyStudy of changes in tissue due to disease
HistoriographyStudy of writing history
HistoriologyStudy of history
HomileticsArt of preaching
HoplologyStudy of weapons
HorographyArt of constructing sundials or clocks
HorologyScience of time measurement
HorticultureStudy of gardening
HydrobiologyStudy of aquatic organisms
HydrodynamicsStudy of movement in liquids
HydrogeologyStudy of ground water
HydrographyStudy of investigating bodies of water
HydrokineticsStudy of motion of fluids
HydrologyStudy of water resources
HydrometeorologyStudy of atmospheric moisture
HydropathyStudy of treating diseases with water
HyetologyScience of rainfall
HygiasticsScience of health and hygiene
HygienicsStudy of sanitation; health
HygiologyStudy of cleanliness
HygrologyStudy of humidity
HygrometryScience of humidity
HymnographyStudy of writing hymns
HypnologyStudy of sleep; study of hypnosis
HypsographyScience of measuring heights

I

TermMeaning
IamatologyStudy of remedies
IatromathematicsArchaic practice of medicine in conjunction with astrology
IchnographyArt of drawing ground plans; a ground plan
IchnologyScience of fossilized footprints
IchthyologyStudy of fish
IconographyStudy of drawing symbols
IconologyStudy of icons; symbols
IdeogenyStudy of origins of ideas
ImmunogeneticsStudy of genetic characteristics of immunity
ImmunologyStudy of immunity
ImmunopathologyStudy of immunity to disease
InsectologyStudy of insects
IrenologyStudy of peace

K

TermMeaning
KalologyStudy of beauty
KaryologyStudy of cell nuclei
KinematicsStudy of motion
KinesicsStudy of gestural communication
KinesiologyStudy of human movement and posture
KineticsStudy of forces producing or changing motion
KoniologyStudy of atmospheric pollutants and dust
KtenologyScience of putting people to death
KymatologyStudy of wave motion

L

TermMeaning
LabeorphilyCollection and study of beer bottle labels
LarithmicsStudy of population statistics
LepidopterologyStudy of butterflies and moths
LeprologyStudy of leprosy
LexicologyStudy of words and their meanings
LexigraphyArt of definition of words
LichenologyStudy of lichens
LimnobiologyStudy of freshwater ecosystems
LimnologyStudy of bodies of fresh water
LinguisticsStudy of language
LiturgiologyStudy of liturgical forms and church rituals

M

TermMeaning
MagiricsArt of cookery
MagnanerieArt of raising silkworms
MagneticsStudy of magnetism
MalacologyStudy of mollusks
MalariologyStudy of malaria
MastologyStudy of mammals
MechanicsStudy of action of force on bodies
MeconologyStudy of or treatise concerning opium
MelittologyStudy of bees
MetallographyStudy of the structure and constitution of metals
MetallurgyStudy of alloying and treating metals
MetaphysicsStudy of principles of nature and thought
MetapsychologyStudy of nature of the mind
MeteorologyStudy of weather
MetricsStudy of versification
MetrologyScience of weights and measures
MicrobiologyStudy of microscopic organisms
MuscologyStudy of mosses
MuseologyStudy of museums
MycologyStudy of funguses
MythologyStudy of myths; fables; tales

N

TermMeaning
NaologyStudy of church or temple architecture
NeonatologyStudy of newborn babies
NeossologyStudy of nestling birds
NephologyStudy of clouds
NephrologyStudy of the kidneys
NeurobiologyStudy of anatomy of the nervous system
NeurologyStudy of nervous system
NeuropsychologyStudy of relation between brain and behaviour
NeurypnologyStudy of hypnotism
NeutrosophyStudy of the origin and nature of philosophical neutralities
NomologyScience of the laws; especially of the mind
NoologyScience of the intellect
NosologyStudy of diseases
NostologyStudy of senility
NumerologyStudy of numbers
NumismaticsStudy of coins

O

TermMeaning
ObstetricsStudy of midwifery
OceanographyStudy of oceans
OdontologyStudy of teeth
OenologyStudy of wines
OikologyScience of housekeeping
OlfactologyStudy of the sense of smell
OmbrologyStudy of rain
OncologyStudy of tumors
OneirologyStudy of dreams
OnomasiologyStudy of nomenclature
OnomasticsStudy of proper names
OntologyScience of pure being; the nature of things
OologyStudy of eggs
OphiologyStudy of snakes
OphthalmologyStudy of eye diseases
OpticsStudy of light
OptometryScience of examining the eyes
OrchidologyStudy of orchids
OrnithologyStudy of birds
OrologyStudy of mountains
OrthoepyStudy of correct pronunciation
OrthographyStudy of spelling
OrthopterologyStudy of cockroaches
OsmicsScientific study of smells
OsphresiologyStudy of the sense of smell
OsteologyStudy of bones
OtorhinolaryngologyStudy of ear, nose, and throat

P

TermMeaning
PaedotrophyArt of rearing children
Paidonosologystudy of children’s diseases; pediatrics
PalaeoanthropologyStudy of early humans
PalaeobiologyStudy of fossil plants and animals
PalaeoclimatologyStudy of ancient climates
PalaeolimnologyStudy of ancient fish
PalaeolimnologyStudy of ancient lakes
PalaeontologyStudy of fossils
Paleo-osteologyStudy of ancient bones
PalynologyStudy of pollen
ParapsychologyStudy of unexplained mental phenomena
ParasitologyStudy of parasites
ParoemiologyStudy of proverbs
PathologyStudy of disease
PatrologyStudy of early Christianity
PedagogicsStudy of teaching
PedologyStudy of soils
PenologyStudy of crime and punishment
PetrologyStudy of rocks
PharmacognosyStudy of drugs of animal and plant origin
PharmacologyStudy of drugs
PharyngologyStudy of the throat
PhilatelyStudy of postage stamps
PhilosophyScience of knowledge or wisdom
PhoniatricsStudy and correction of speech defects
PhonologyStudy of speech sounds
PhotobiologyStudy of effects of light on organisms
PhraseologyStudy of phrases
PhycologyStudy of algae and seaweeds
PhysicsStudy of properties of matter and energy
PhysiologyStudy of processes of life
PiscatologyStudy of fishes
Pisteologyscience or Study of faith
PlanetologyStudy of planets
PneumaticsStudy of mechanics of gases
PodologyStudy of the feet
PolemologyStudy of war
PotamologyStudy of rivers
ProsodyStudy of versification
ProtistologyStudy of protists
ProxemicsStudy of man’s need for personal space
PsalligraphyArt of paper-cutting to make pictures
PsephologyStudy of election results and voting trends
PseudologyArt or science of lying
PseudopticsStudy of optical illusions
PsychobiologyStudy of biology of the mind
PsychogeneticsStudy of internal or mental states
PsychologyStudy of mind
PsychopathologyStudy of mental illness
PsychophysicsStudy of link between mental and physical processes
PteridologyStudy of ferns
PyretologyStudy of fevers
PyroballogyStudy of artillery
PyrographyStudy of woodburning

Q

TermMeaning
QuinologyStudy of quinine

R

TermMeaning
RaciologyStudy of racial differences
Radiologystudy of X-rays and their medical applications
RhabdologyArt of calculating using numbering rods
RhochrematicsScience of inventory management and the movement of products

S

TermMeaning
SarcologyStudy of fleshy parts of the body
Schematonicsart of using gesture to express tones
SedimentologyStudy of sediment
SeismologyStudy of earthquakes
SelenodesyStudy of the shape and features of the moon
SelenologyStudy of the moon
SemanticsStudy of meaning
Semantologyscience of meanings of words
SemasiologyStudy of meaning; semantics
SemiologyStudy of signs and signals
SemioticsStudy of signs and symbols
SociobiologyStudy of the biological basis of human behaviour
SociologyStudy of society
Somatologyscience of the properties of matter
SpectrologyStudy of ghosts
SpeleologyStudy and exploration of caves
SphagnologyStudy of peat moss
StasiologyStudy of political parties
StaticsStudy of bodies and forces in equilibrium
StemmatologyStudy of relationships between texts
StoichiologyScience of elements of animal tissues
StratigraphyStudy of geological layers or strata
SymptomatologyStudy of symptoms of illness
SynecologyStudy of ecological communities
SynecticsStudy of processes of invention
SyntaxStudy of sentence structure

T

TermMeaning
TeleologyStudy of final causes; analysis in terms of purpose
TelmatologyStudy of swamps
Thalassographyscience of the sea
ThanatologyStudy of death and its customs
ThaumatologyStudy of miracles
TheologyStudy of religion
TheriogenologyStudy of animals’ reproductive systems
ThermodynamicsStudy of relation of heat to motion
ThermokinematicsStudy of motion of heat
ThermologyStudy of heat
TherologyStudy of wild mammals
ThremmatologyScience of breeding domestic animals and plants
ThrepsologyStudy of nutrition of living organisms
ToneticsStudy of pronunciation
TopologyStudy of places and their natural features
ToxicologyStudy of poisons
TraumatologyStudy of wounds and their effects
TrichologyStudy of hair and its disorders
TrophologyStudy of nutrition
TsiganologyStudy of gypsies
TyphlologyStudy of blindness and the blind

U

TermMeaning
UranographyDescriptive astronomy and mapping
UranologyStudy of the heavens; astronomy
UrenologyStudy of rust molds
UrologyStudy of urine, urinary tract

V

TermMeaning
VenereologyStudy of venereal disease
VermeologyStudy of worms
VexillologyStudy of flags
VictimologyStudy of victims
VinologyScientific study of vines and winemaking
VirologyStudy of viruses
VulcanologyStudy of volcanoes

X

TermMeaning
XylographyArt of engraving on wood

Z

TermMeaning
ZenographyStudy of the planet Jupiter
ZoogeographyStudy of geographic distribution of animals
ZoogeologyStudy of fossil animal remains
ZoologyStudy of Fauna (animals)
ZoonosologyStudy of animal diseases
ZoophytologyStudy of plant-like animals
ZoosemioticsStudy of animal communication

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Question And Answers On Study Of Different Branch Of Science

  1. What is the study of flowers and flowering plants called?

    Study of flowers and flowering plants is called Anthology.

  2. What is the study of heart called?

    The study of the heart is called Cardiology.

  3. What is the study of muscles?

    The study of the muscles is called Myology.

  4. What is study of animal diseases?

    study of animal diseases is Zoonosology.

  5. What is the study of fish called?

    Study of fish is called as Ichthyology.

  6. What is the study of insects called?

    Entomology is known as the study of insects.

  7. What do Sociobiologists study?

    Sociobiologists are the Study of the biological basis of human behaviour.

  8. What do Hydrogeology study?

    Hydrogeology is the study of ground water.

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