Words that rhyme with posology
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anthology
n 1: a collection of selected literary passages -
astrology
n 1: a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon [syn: astrology, star divination] -
doxology
n 1: a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God -
eulogy
n 1: a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently [syn: eulogy, eulogium] 2: a formal expression of praise [syn: encomium, eulogy, panegyric, paean, pean] -
futurology
n 1: the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions [syn: futurology, futuristics] -
geomorphology
n 1: the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms [syn: morphology, geomorphology] -
graphology
n 1: the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition) -
horology
n 1: the art of designing and making clocks -
hydrology
n 1: the branch of geology that studies water on the earth and in the atmosphere: its distribution and uses and conservation -
meteorology
n 1: predicting what the weather will be [syn: meteorology, weather forecasting] 2: the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) -
metrology
n 1: the scientific study of measurement -
morphology
n 1: the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants 2: studies of the rules for forming admissible words 3: the admissible arrangement of sounds in words [syn: morphology, sound structure, syllable structure, word structure] 4: the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms [syn: morphology, geomorphology] -
mythology
n 1: myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person 2: the study of myths -
necrology
n 1: a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography [syn: obituary, obit, necrology] 2: a list of people who died recently -
neurology
n 1: the branch of medical science that deals with the nervous system 2: (neurology) the branch of medicine that deals with the nervous system and its disorders [syn: neurology, clinical neurology] -
ornithology
n 1: the branch of zoology that studies birds -
pathology
n 1: the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases 2: any deviation from a healthy or normal condition -
petrology
n 1: the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification [syn: petrology, lithology] -
philology
n 1: the humanistic study of language and literature [syn: linguistics, philology] -
psychopathology
n 1: the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior [syn: abnormal psychology, psychopathology] 2: the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders [syn: psychiatry, psychopathology, psychological medicine] -
reflexology
n 1: the study of reflex action as it relates to the behavior of organisms 2: massage to relieve tension by finger pressure; based on the belief that there are reflex points on the feet, hands, and head that are connected to every part of the body -
serology
n 1: the branch of medical science that deals with serums; especially with blood serums and disease -
urology
n 1: the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the urinary tract or urogenital system [syn: urology, urogenital medicine] -
virology
n 1: the branch of medical science that studies viruses and viral diseases -
agee
n 1: United States novelist (1909-1955) [syn: Agee, James Agee] -
ge
n 1: a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite [syn: germanium, Ge, atomic number 32] 2: (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology [syn: Gaea, Gaia, Ge] -
ethology
n 1: the branch of zoology that studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats -
aerology
n 1: meteorology of the total extent of the atmosphere; especially the upper layers -
lithology
n 1: the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification [syn: petrology, lithology] -
misology
n 1: hatred of reasoning -
nephrology
n 1: the branch of medicine concerned with the kidney - its development and anatomy and physiology and disorders -
nosology
n 1: the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease [syn: nosology, diagnostics] -
orology
n 1: the science of mountains [syn: orology, orography] -
patrology
n 1: the writings of the early Church Fathers [syn: patristics, patrology] 2: the study of the lives, writings, and doctrines of the Church Fathers [syn: patristics, patrology] -
heterology
n 1: (biology) the lack of correspondence of apparently similar body parts -
chorology
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coprology
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dactylology
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dendrology
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haplology
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hierology
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neuropathology
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sexology
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ajee
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carphology
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martyrology
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papyrology
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vexillology
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