Dictionary of Environmental Health
The suffix to a word denoting the study of something. The prefix denotes the particular subject.
A list giving examples of these appears below.
| Scientific term | Is the study of |
| Aetiology | Causes of disease |
| Agrostology | Grasses – classification and use |
| Anthropology | Man and mankind |
| Astrology | Prediction using the stars |
| Astronomy | Heavenly bodies |
| Autecology | Organism/environment relationship |
| Biology | Life |
| Cardiology | The heart and its diseases |
| Cytology | Cells |
| Dendrology | Trees and shrubs |
| Dermatology | The skin and its diseases |
| Ecology | Life/environment relationships |
| Entomology | Insects |
| Etymology | The origin of words |
| Epidemiology | Disease in defined populations |
| Geology | The earth’s crust |
| Geomorphology | The form of the earth’s surface |
| Gerontology | Ageing and the problems of age |
| Gynaecology | Diseases specifically of women |
| Haematology | Blood and its diseases |
| Histology | Minute structures of the body |
| Hydrology | Environmental water dynamics |
| Immunology | The body’s immune system |
| Limnology | Freshwater environments |
| Meteorology | The earth’s atmosphere and weather |
| Morphology | Structure of micro-organisms |
| Mycology | Fungi |
| Neurology | The nervous system |
| Neuropathology | Diseases of the nervous system |
| Nosology | Scientific classification of disease |
| Oncology | Malignant disease, e.g. cancer |
| Ontology | Metaphysics and the nature of being |
| Ophthalmology | The eye and its diseases |
| Pedology | Soil morphology and distribution |
| Pharmacology | Drugs – their character and use |
| Phenology | Climate and life form seasonality |
| Philology | Language |
| Phrenology | Health via head shape (discredited) |
| Physiology | Healthy organs of the body |
| Radiology | X-rays and similar radiation |
| Rheology | The flow of materials |
| Rheumatology | Rheumatic diseases |
| Scientology | Religion through science (belief) |
| Serology | Antibody/antigen reactions |
| Sociology | Human social behaviour |
| Toxicology | Poisons |
| Tribology | Moving surface interactions |
| Urology | Urogenital tract and its diseases |
| Virology | Viruses |
| Zoology | The natural history of animals |
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