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au·di·ol·o·gy
 audiology
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- pronunciation:
- aw
di
a
l
ji
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
audiologies |
| definition: |
the science or study of hearing and disorders thereof.
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adjective + (n.)audiology
automated, basic, diagnostic, follow-up, occupational, postoperative, rehabilitative, scandinavian
noun + (n.)audiology
acoustic,
clinic,
consultation,
director,
dispenser,
doctor,
examination,
hospital,
interferometry,
lymphocyte,
ophthalmology,
pathology,
phd,
practice,
programming,
revision,
speech,
testing,
therapy,
tinnitus,
training
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| derivations: |
audiological (adj.), audiologist (n.) |
The word audiology
contains the following parts:
aud, audit, audio
Latin
root
that means hear
  Example words:
audible, audience, audio, audiology, audiovisual, audit, audition, auditor, auditorium, auditory, inaudible
-logy, -ology
Greek
noun-forming suffix
that means study of, science of; written work; structure or principle
More about this word part:
The suffix -logy
, -ology
forms nouns from bases that are predominantly Greek roots. It is a terminal form of the root log, logo, -logue which in the vast majority cases signifies the study or science of the subject indicated by the base. In some words, however, -ology
carries the meaning "written work" ( trilogy
) or "structure" ( homology
). See log, logo, -logue. Most nouns ending in -logy
, -ology
have an adjective form ending in "-ical." ( dermatology
, dermatological).
Example words:
aerobiology, aerology, agrobiology, analogy, anesthesiology, anthology, anthropology, apology, archeology, astrology, audiology, axiology, bacteriology, biology, bryology, cardiology, chronology, climatology, conchology, cosmetology, cosmology, craniology, criminology, cytology, demonology, dendrology, dermatology, doxology, ecology, Egyptology, embryology, endocrinology, entomology, enzymology, epistemology, ethnology, ethnomusicology, ethology, etiology, etymology, eulogy, exobiology, gemology, genealogy, geochronology, geology, geomorphology, gerontology, glaciology, graphology, gynecology, hagiology, hematology, herpetology, histology, homology, horology, hypnology, ichthyology, iconology, ideology, immunology, kinesiology, lithology, malacology, mammalogy, martyrology, methodology, microbiology, mineralogy, morphology, musicology, mycology, mythology, necrology, nephrology, neurology, numerology, oceanology, odontology, oenology, oncology, ontology, oology, ophiology, ornithology, osteology, otology, paleethnology, paleontology, parapsychology, pathology, penology, petrology, pharmacology, phenomenology, philology, phonology, phraseology, phrenology, physiology, pomology, primatology, proctology, psychology, psychopathology, psychopharmacology, radiobiology, radiology, scatology, seismology, serology, sexology, Sinology, sociobiology, sociology, somatology, speleology, symbology, symptomatology, tautology, technology, teleology, teratology, terminology, tetralogy, thanatology, theology, topology, trilogy, tropology, typology, urbanology, urology, virology, zoology, zymology
- synonyms:
- -ics
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