TERMINOLOGY

1. ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGY: Specialised system of terms used by anatomists, zoologists and health professional such as doctors, surgeons and pharmacists to describe the structures and functions of the body. 
2. ANATOMY: branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts. A branch of natural science which deals with the structural organisation of living things.  
3. ANESTHESIOLOGY: Anaesthesia or anaesthetics - the medical speciality concerned with tht tatal perioperative care of patients before, during and after surgery. 
4. ANGIOLOGY: The medical speciality which stueied the diseases of the circulatory system and of the lymphatic system i.e. arteries veins and lymphatic vessels and its diseases. . 
5. ANTHROPOLOGY : the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology and societies, in both the present and past. 
6. ANTIBIOTIC: a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria and is the most important type of antibacterial agent for fighting bacterial infections. 
7. ANTIBODY: also known as an immunoglobulin, a large, Y-shaped protein produced mainly by plasma cells that is used by the immune system to neutralise pathogens such as pathogenic bacteria and viruses. 
8. ARCHAELOGY : study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. 
9. ASTROBIOLOGY: a scientific field within the life and enviromental sciences that studies the origins, early evolution, distribution and future of life in the universe by investigating its deterministic conditions and contingent events. 
10. ASTROGEOLOGY: a planetary science discipline concerned with the geology of celestial bodies such as planets and their moons, asteroids, comets and meteorites.
11. ASTROMETRY:the branch of astronomy that involves precise measurements of the positions and movements of stars and other celestial bodies.
12. ASTRONOMY : the study of objects and phenomena beyond earth.
13. ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY: the photography or imaging of astronomical objects, celestial events or areas of the night sky. 
14. ASTROPHYSICS : space science that employs the methods & principles of physics in the study of astronomical object and phenomena. 
15. BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY: the study of the evolutionary basis for animal behavior due to ecological pressures. 
16. BIOCHEMISTRY : sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology or biological chemitry, the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. 
17. BIODIVERSITY: a contraction of "biological diversity" generally referring to the variety and variability of life on earth. 
18. BIOENERGETICS: the study of the transformation of energy within and between living organisms. 
19. BIOENGINEERING: methods of biology to solve the real-world problems related to the life sciences of the application thereof. 
20. BIOGEOGRAPHY: The study of the distribution of species and ecosystems in geographic space and through geological time. Organisms and biological communities often vary in a regular fashion along geographic gradients of latitude, elevation, isolation and habitat area.
21. BIOINFORMATICS: an interdisciplinary field that develops methods and software tools for understanding biological data. It combines biology, computer science, information engineering, mathematics and statistics to analyze and interpret biological data. 
22. BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING: the application of principles of biology and the tools of engineering to create usable, tangible, economically viable products. Employs knowledge and expertise from a number of pure and applied sciences, such as a mass and heat transfer, kinetics, biocatalysts, biomechanics etc. 
23. BIOLOGY  : a branch of science that deals with living organisms and their vital processes. 
24. BIOMASS: Organic matter derived from living or recently living organisms. Biomass can be used as a source of energy and it most often refers to plants or plant-based materials which are not used for food or feed, and are specifically called lignocellulosic biomass.
25. BIOMATHEMATICS: the theoretical use of mathematical models & abstractions of living systems to understand and predict biological problems. 
26. BIOMECHANICS: study of the structure and function of biological systems by means of the methods of "mechanics", which is the branch of physics involving analysis of the action of forces. 
27. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING: the application of engineering principles and designs concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes (e.g diagnostic of therapetic.)
28. BIOMOLECULE: molecules and ions that are present in organisms, essentials fo some typically biological process such as cell division, morphogenesis or development. 
29. BIOPHYSICS: an interdisciplinary science that applies approaches and methods traditionally used in physics to study biological phenomena. 
30. BIOPSY: a medical test commonly performed by a surgeon, interventional radiologist or and interventional cardiologist involving extraction of sample cells or tissues for examination to determine the presence or extent of a disease. 
31. BIOSTATISTICS: the application of statistics to a wide range of topics in biology. 
32. BIOTECHNOLOGY: the use of living systems and organisms to develop or make products, or "any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use" (UN Convention on Biological Diversity).
33. BOTANY: branch of biology that deals with the study of plants, including their structure, properties, and biochemical processes
34. CARDIOLOGY: a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the heart as well as parts of the circulatory system. 
35. CHEMISTRY :a subdiscipline of science that deals with the study of matter and the substances that constitute it.
36. CLIMATOLOGY : scientific study of climate. 
37. COSMOGONY: any model concerning the origin of either the universe of the cosmos. 
38. COSMOLOGY : branch of astronomy that studies the origin of the universe and how it has evolved.
39. CYTOGENETICS: a branch of genetics that is concerned with how the chromosomes relate to cell behaviour, particularly to their behaviour during mitosis and melosis. 
40. DERMATOLOGY :  medical specialty dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the skin. Dermatitis also known as eczema, is a group of diseases that result in inflammation of the skin.
41. DIABETES MELLITUS: commonly known as diabetes, is a group of metabolic disorders characterised by a high blood sugar level over a prolonged period. 
42. DIAGNOSIS: The process of determining which disease or condition explains a person's symptoms and signs. 
43. ECOLOGY : branch of biology, concerning the spatial  and temporal patterns of the distributions and abundance of organisms, including the causes and consequences.
44. ECOSYSTEM: interacting living community.
45. EMBRYOLOGY: the branch of biology that studies the prenatal development of gametes (sex cells),fertilisation and development of embryos and fetuses. 
46. ENCEPHLOLOGY : study of brain, its functions and its diseases. 
47. ENDOCRINOLOGY: a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases and its specific secretions known as hormones. 
48. ENTOMOLOGY: the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology.
49. EPIDEMIOLOGY: the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when and where) patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations. 
50. ETHNOBIOLOGY : the scientific study of the way living things are treated or used by different human cultures.
51. ETHNOLOGY : subfield of Anthropology, the study of the different races of mankind, concerned mainly with cultural and social differences between groups and the problems that arise from their particular ways of life. 
52. ETYMOLOGY : the study of the history of words. 
53. EUPHEMISM: the substitution of a potentially offensive or unpleasant world or expression with one that is more pleasant or inoffensive. 
54. GALACTIC ASTRONOMY: the branch of astronomy that studies objects and phenomena within the Milky Way galaxy, as opposed to everything outside of the Milky Way, which is the domain of extragalactic astronomy. 
55. GASTROENTEROLOGY: the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its eisorders. 
56. GEOLOGY : an Earth science concerned with the solid earth, the rocks of which it is composed and the processes by which they change overtime. 
57. GEOPHYSICS: studies of the Earth that involve the methods and principles of physics. 
58. GLOSSARY: also known as vocabulary or clavis, is an alphabetical list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with the definitions for those terms. 
59. GYNAECOLOGY :  the branch of medical science that studies the diseases of women, especially of the reproductive organs.
60. HAEMATOLOGY :  the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. 
61. HEMODIALYSIS: a process of filtering the blood of a person whose kidneys are not working normally. 
62. HEPATOLOGY : study of liver.
63. HERPERTOLOGY : scientific study of amphibians and reptiles.
64. HISTOLOGY: branch of biology that studies the microscopic anatomy of biological tissues. 
65. HISTOPATHOLOGY: the miscroscopic examination of tissue in order to study the manifestations of disease. Specifically in clinical medicine, it refers to the examination of biopsy or surgical specimen by a pathologist. 
66. HOMEOSTASIS: maintaining internal stability. 
67. HYDROGRAPHY: the science of surveying and mapping the physical features of oceans, seas, lakes and rivers including water depth, seafloor topography and the location of underwater hazards. 
68. HYDROLOGY: the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water of Earth and other planets, encompassing the entire water cycle, water resources and their sustainability. 
69. HYPOTHESIS: a testable prediction or an educated guess about how something works. 
70. ICHTHYOLOGY : the science of animals that deals with fish.
71. IMMUNOLOGY : a branch of biology that covers the study of immune systems in all organisms.
72. LEXICOGRAPHY: the study of lexicons and the art of compiling dictionaries. 
73. LEXICOLOGY: the branch of linguistics that anylises the lexicon of a specific language. 
74. MERIDIAN ASTRONOMY: The measurement of positions of celestial objects based on observation of the times of their transit across the meridian and of their zenith distance at those times, with the intention of obtaining accurate star positions which are self-consistent over large areas of sky.
75. METEOROLOGY :the study of the atmosphere, atmospheric phenomena, and atmospheric effects on our weather.
76. MICROBIOLOGY :  study of microorganisms, or microbes, a diverse group of generally minute simple life-forms that include bacteria, archaea, algae, fungi, protozoa, and viruses
77. MINERALOGY : the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them.
78. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY: a branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecular structures and chemical processes that are the basis of biological activity within and between cells. 
79. MOLECULAR BIOPHYSICS: a rapidly evolving interdiscilinary area of research that combines concepts in physics, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and biology. 
80. MORPHOLOGY : the study of words, how they are formed, and their relationship to other words in the same language. 
81. MYCOLOGY : study of fungi
82. NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY: refer to the intersection of nanotechnology and biology. 
83. NEPHROLOGY : study of kidney.
84. NEUROLOGY : The branch of health science that deals with the nervous system, both normal and in disease. 
85. NEUROSCIENCE : the scientific study of the nervous system. It combines physiology, anatomy molecular biology, developmental biology, cytology, mathematical modeling and psychology to understand the fundamental and emergent properties of neurons and neural circuits. 
86. NEUROSURGERY: the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, surgical treatment and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cords, central and peripheral nervous system and cerebrovascular system. 
87. NUTRITION : the science that interprets the nurtients and other substances in food in relation to maintenance, growth, reproduction, health and disease of an organism. 
88. OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY: The practice and study of directly observing astronomical objects with the use of telescopes and other astronomical instruments. It is concerned with recording data about the observable universe, as opposed to theoretical astronomy, which is concerned with calculating the measurable implications of astronomical models.
89. OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY :a branch of medical science that deals with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period.
90. OCEANOGRAPHY : also known as oceanology. the study of the physical and biological aspects of the ocean.
91. ONCOLOGY : a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.
92. ONEIROLOGY : scientific study of dream.
93. ONTOLOGY: Information science - encompasses a representation, formal naming and definitions of the categories, properties and relations between the concepts, data or entities that pertain to one, many or all domains of discourse. 
94. OPTHALMOLOGY : study of eyes and vision care.
95. OPTOMETRY: a health care profession that involves examining the eyes and applicable visual system for defects or abnormalities as weel as prescribing the correction of refractive error with glasses or contact lenses and the treatment of eye diseases. 
96. ORISMOLOGY: a collection of terminological explanations or the scince of defining technical terms. 
97. ORNITOLOGY : scientific study of birds
98. OSTEOLOGY : scientific study of bones
99. OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY : a medical specialty concerned especially with the ear, nose, and throat and related parts of the head and neck
100. PALEOCOLOGY : he study of interactions between organisms and/or interactions between organisms and their environments across geologic timescales.
101. PALEONTOLOGY : scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including the start of the Holocene Epoch. 
102. PARASITILOGY: the study of parasites, their hosts and the relationship between them. 
103. PATHOLOGY : the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. 
104. PEDIATRICS : the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. 
105. PEDOLOGY : scientific study of soil
106. PHARMACOLOGY : branch of medicine and  pharmaceutical sciences which is concerned with the study of drug or medication action. 
107. PHILOLOGY : study of languages in oral and written historical sources. 
108. PHOTOSYNTHESIS: Converting light into energy. 
109. PHYCOLOGY : Study of Algae
110. PHYSICS: the scientific study of matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time and the related entities of energy and force. 
111. PHYSIOLOGY: the scientific study of life-supporting functions and processes of living organisms, including how cells, tissues, and organs work together to maintain health and respond to stimuli. 
112. POMOLOGY : a branch of botany that studies fruit and its cultivation.
113. PSYCHIATRY: the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of deleterious mental conditions. 
114. PSYCHOLOGY :the scientific study of mind, behavior and human experience, exploring why we think, feel and act the way we do. 
115. PULMONOLOGY: a medical specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract. Also known as Respirology. 
116. RADIOLOGY :  the medical discipline that uses medical imaging to diagnose and treat diseases within the bodies of animals, including humans.
117. RHEUMATOLOGY: a branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and management of disorders of which the common feature is inflammation in the bones, muscles, joints and internal organs. 
118. SEISMOLOGY : scientific discipline that is concerned with the study of earthquakes and of the propagation of seismic waves within the Earth. 
119. SOCIOLOGY : a social science that examines the structure of societies, social relationships and the causes and sonsequences of human behavior. 
120. TAXONOMY: a practice and science concerned with classification or categorisation. 
121. TERATOLOGY: The study of abnormalities of physiological development in organisms during the life span. 
122. THEOLOGY :  the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. 
123. THEORY: a well-substaintiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world based on a body of facts. 
124. TERMINOLOGY : a general word for the group of specialized words or meanings relating to a particular field, and also the study of such terms and their use.
125. TOXICOLOGY: a scientific discipline, overlapping with biology, chemistry, pharmacology and medicine, that involves the study of the adverse effects of chemical substances on living organisms and the practice of diagnosing and treating exposueres to toxins and toxicants.
126. TOPOGRAPHY: the study and representation of the physical features of a geographical area, including its elevation, slope and landsorms like mountains, hills and valleys. 
127. TRICHOLOGY : study of hair
128. TYPOLOGY: a system of classification used to organise things according to similar or dissmilar characteristics. Groups of things within a typology are known as "types". 
129. URULOGY :  the branch of medicine that focuses on surgical and medical diseases of the male and female urinary-tract system and the male reproductive organs.
130. VIROLOGY : study of virus
131. VOCABULARY: the set in a language or the set known to an individual. 
132. ZOOLOGY :the branch of biology devoted to the study of animal life.

Reference:

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