Subscience
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A scientific discipline that forms part of a larger science.
"Neurology, after all, is a subscience of anatomy — the symptoms of brain disorders are directly related to the sites of lesions — yet many neurology residencies no longer require brain-cutting time."
Example
More examples"Neurology, after all, is a subscience of anatomy — the symptoms of brain disorders are directly related to the sites of lesions — yet many neurology residencies no longer require brain-cutting time."
Etymology
From sub- + science.
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