Ology is the root-word for many other words.

ology This ROOT-WORD is the Suffix OLOGY which means STUDY OF, SCIENCE OF & THEORY OF. OLOGY is a compound Suffix: it is a combination of O which means OF and LOGY which means STUDY, SCIENCE & THEORY. If you wish to add to you OLOGY you will have no trouble in doing so. There seems to be an endless list of them. I doubt whether there is a single individual in the world who cannot find an OLOGY that relates to his interests. 1. Embryology : embry OLOGY (em bree ol’ o jee) n. The study of the organism in the early stage of development 2. Bacteriology : bacteri OLOGY (bak ter ee ol’ o jee) n. The study of bacteria, microbes, germs 3. Biology : bi OLOGY (bie ol’ o jee) n. The study of living creatures 4. Anthropology : Anthrop OLOGY (an thro pol’ o jee) n. The study of the development of man 5. Climatology : Climat OLOGY (klie ma tol’ o jee) n. The study of climates 6. Criminology : Crimin OLOGY (krim i nol’ o jee) n. The study of crime and its social implications 7. Demonology : demon OLOGY (dee mo nol’ o jee) n. The study of demons and belief in them 8. Ethnology : ethn OLOGY (eth nol’ o jee) n. The study of the races of mankind 9. Geology : ge OLOGY (jee ol’ o jee) n. The study of the earth as recorded in rock formations 10. Gynecology : gynec OLOGY (jin e kol’ o jee) n. The study of the diseases of women 11. Mineralogy : minera LOGY (min e ral’ o jee) n. Study of minerals 12. Neurology : neur OLOGY (nu rol’ o jee) n. The study of the nervous system 13. Ontology : ont OLOGY (on tol’ o jee) n. The study of things existing and being 14. Paleontology : palent OLOGY (pay lee on tol’ o jee) n. The study of life in past geological periods 15. Pathology : path OLOGY (pa thol’ o jee) n. The science of disease 16. Pharmacology : pharmacy OLOGY (far ma kol’ o jee) n. The study of drugs 17. Phiology : phil OLOGY (fi lol’ o jee) n. The study of languages 18. Phrenology : phren OLOGY (fri nol’ o jee) n. The study of the shape of the skull as indication of mental faculty 19. Psychology : psych OLOGY (sie kil’ o jee) n. The study of the mind and its junctions 20. Theology : the OLOGY (thee ol’ o jee) n. The study of religions and God 21. Chromatology : chrom ato LOGY (kroe ma tol’ o ji) n. Science of colors 22. Osteology : osteo LOGY (os tee ol’ o jee) n. Science which treats of the bones of vertebrates Etymology ology to HOME PAGE