Ologies (The study of) Flashcards by Jeannette Symmonds

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alology

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algae

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anthropology

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human beings

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apiology

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bees

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archeology

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remains of past human life and activities

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axiology

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values and value judgements (e.g. ethics)

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bacteriology

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bacteria

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biology

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life and living organisms

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cartology

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maps and mapmaking

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cetology

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whales

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conchology

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shells

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cosmology

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nature and origin of the universe

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cryptology

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codes and cipher

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cytology

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the cell and its function

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deontology

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ethics

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entomology

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insects

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epistemology

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the nature, grounds and limits of knowledge

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eschatology

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the end of the world

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ethology

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animal behavior in the wild

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etiology

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causes of phenomena

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etymology

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the origins of words

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geology

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the earth and its history

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geology

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the Earth and its history

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gerontology

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aging and problems of the god

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graphology

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handwriting

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hagiology

saints and revered persons

herpetology

reptiles and amphibians

hippology

horses

histology

living tissue

horology

measurement of time

hydrology

water

ichthyology

fishes

kinesiology

principles of human movement

limnology

fresh waters

mammalogy

mammals

meterology

climate and weather

morphology

structure and forms of plants and animals

mycology

fungi

myrmecology

ants

nephology

clouds

numismatology

coins

oncology

tumors

ontology

the nature of existence

ophiology

snakes

opthalmology

structure, function and diseases of the eye

ornithology

birds

otology

ears

paleontology

fossils

pathology

diseases

pedology

children

petrology

rocks

philology

language, speech, linguistics and literature

physiology

functions and activities of living organisms

pyrology

fire

seismology

earthquakes

speleology

caves

teleology

final causes or purpose in nature

teratology

malformations or serious deviations from the norm in organisms; monsters and monstrosities

thanatology

death and dying

virology

viruses

vulcanology

volcanoes

zoology

animals