Myology

//mʌɪˈɒlədʒi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The physiological study of muscles. uncountable

    "Examination of the myology of the Comephoridae, an endemic fish family in Lake Baikal, has revealed their morphological peculiarities."

  2. 2
    the branch of physiology that studies muscles wordnet

Synonyms

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anatomyhistologymorphologistmorphologytectology

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"Examination of the myology of the Comephoridae, an endemic fish family in Lake Baikal, has revealed their morphological peculiarities."

Etymology

From myo- + -logy.

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