Power Suffixes for Eighth Grade Students: -logy (science of; study of)

Derived from the Greek suffix -logia, the suffix -logy means "the science of" or "the study of."
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  1. zoology
    the branch of biology that studies animals
  2. anthropology
    science of the origins and social relationships of humans
  3. genealogy
    the study or investigation of ancestry and family history
  4. pathology
    the branch of medical science that studies diseases
  5. meteorology
    the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere
  6. etymology
    a history of a word
  7. archaeology
    the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people
  8. ecology
    the environment as it relates to living organisms
  9. anthology
    a collection of selected literary passages
  10. terminology
    a system of words used to name things in a discipline
  11. morphology
    the study of the structure of animals and plants
  12. methodology
    the techniques followed in a particular discipline
  13. oncology
    the study and treatment of tumors
Created on Tue Jun 03 20:02:34 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jun 06 15:01:28 EDT 2025)

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