algology

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Etymology 1

From Latin alga

Noun

algology (uncountable)

1. The branch of botany dealing with algae.

Synonyms

• phycology

Related terms

• alga
• algal
• algicide
• algin
• alginate
• alginic
• alginic acid
• algoid
• algological
• algologist

Translations

branch of botany dealing with algae

German: Algologie (de) f. Khmer: វារីជាតិវិទ្យា (km) (vieriiciet)

Serbo-Croatian: algologija (sh) f.

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek άλγος (álgos, “algo-, pain”) -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study”)

Noun

algology (uncountable)

1. The medical treatment of pain as practiced in Greece and Turkey.

Related terms

• algesis
• algesic
• algetic
• -algia
• -algic
• algo-
• algolagnia
• algolagnic
• algolagnist
• algometer
• algometry
• algophobia
• -algy
• coxalgy
• myalgia
• neuralgia
• pressure algometer

See also

• algid (Latin: algidus)
• algidity