BRANCH | STUDY OF |
1. Acarology | Ticks and mites |
2. Aceology | Therapeutics |
3. Actinobiology (Radiation biology) | Effects of radiation in organisms |
4. Aerobilogy | Organisms (spores) in air |
5. Aetiology | Origin or a cause of disease |
6. Agriculture | Domestication and farming of plants |
7. Agriology | Customs of primitive peoples |
8. Agroforestry | A type of land use in which are grown to stabilize soil and to get useful articles from them. |
9. Agrology | Soils in relation to crop production |
10. Agronomy | Crop production |
11. Agrostology | Grasses |
12. Algology (Phycology) | Algae |
13. Allometry | Relationship between size and shape, growth of one part to that of another part |
14. Anaesthesiology | Anaesthesia |
15. Anatomy | Internal structure of an organism |
16. Andrology | Male reproductive organs |
17. Angiology | Blood vascular system |
18. Animal husbandry | Breeding and management of domesticated animals |
19. Anthology | Flowers |
20. Anthroplogy | Human race |
21. Aphidology | Aphids |
22. Apiculture | The rearing of bees |
23. Aquaculture | Rearing and management of aquatic animals |
24. Araneology | Spiders |
25. Arboriculture | Cultivation of ornamental trees and shrubs |
26. Archaelolgy | Antiquities |
27. Aristology | Science of eating |
28. Aromacology | Fragrances and their effects on human behaviour (through aromatherapy) |
29. Arthrology | Joints |
30. Aschelminthology | Round worms |
31. Astrobilogy | Organisms in space or other planets |
32. Audiology | Hearing |
33. Autecology | Individuals/ population with respect to environment |
34. Auxanobiology | Mental status |
35. Bacteriology | Bacteria |
36. Balneology | Treatment of diseases by bathing |
37. Bariatrics | Treatment of obesity |
38. Batrachology | Frogs |
39. Biochemical taxonomy | Taxonomy based on chemical reaction |
40. Biochemistry | Chemistry of organisms |
41. Bioclimatology | Climatic effects on biological processes and organisms. |
42. Biodynamics | Living power |
43. Bioenergetics | Energy transformations in the living cells |
44. Biogeography | Distribution of organisms |
45. Bioinformatics | Application of computer technology and information science to organize, interpret and predict biological structure and functions. Usually applies in analyzing DNA sequence data. |
46. Biomathematics or Mathematical Biology | Biological processes through mathematics, with an emphasis on modeling. |
47. Biomechanics (a branch of medicine) | Mechanics of living beings, with an emphasis on applied use through artificial limbs, etc. |
48. Biomedical engineering (Bioengineering) | Production of spare parts for man, such as implantation of heart-lung machine |
49. Biometrics (Biometry or Biostatistics) | Statistical study in biology |
50. Bionics (Biomimicry, Biomimetrics or Biognosis) | Application of biological methods and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems |
51. Bionomics | Ecology |
52. Biophysics | Biological structures and processes by methods of physics |
53. Biorheology | Deformation and flow of biological systems or of materials directly derived from living organisms |
54. Biosystematics (Systematics) | Identification, nomenclature, classification and relationship amongst living beings. |
55. Biotechnology | Employing living beings or their products in industrial processes. |
56. Botany | Plants |
57. Breeding Biology | Development of improved varieties of plants and animals by selective mating or crossing. It does not manipulate genes. |
58. Bromatology | Food and nutrition |
59. Bronchospirometry | A technique used to the efficiency of ventilation of a lung or of segments of lung. |
60. Bryology | Bryophytes |
61. Caliology (Nidology) | Nests |
62. Carcinology | Crustaceans (crabs, prawn etc) |
63. Carcinomology | Cancers |
64. Cardiology | Heart |
65. Cetology | Whales |
66. Chemotaxonomy | Taxonomy based on chemicals present in organisms |
67. Chirology | Communicating with deaf and mute by sign language |
68. Chiropody (Podiatry) | Diseases, irregularities and injuries of the foot |
69. Chondriology | Cartilages |
70. Chorology | Distribution of organisms on earth |
71. Chromatology | Pigments |
72. Chronobiology | Functions of organisms with respect to time |
73. Chronology | Computing time |
74. Cnidology | Coelenterates (Cnidarians) |
75. Coleopterology | Beetles |
76. Coleopterology | Coleopterans (beetles and weevils) |
77. Computational Biology | Application and validation of computational hardware and soft ware solutions for building simulation models of biological systems. |
78. Computer simulation | Conversion of physiological phenomenon into graphical and multidimensional and multimedia presentation without actually involving animals or plants. |
79. Conchology | Conch |
80. Conservation Biology | Preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environment, natural ecosystems, vegetation, and wildlife |
81. Coprology (Scatology) | Excreta |
82. Cosmology | Universe |
83. Craniology | Skull |
84. Craniometry | Measuring the differences in size and shape of skulls |
85. Cryobiology | Effects on life in low temperature |
86. Cryogenics | Production of low temperature |
87. Ctetology | Acquired characters of organisms |
88. Cybernetics | Science of communication and control as by brain, nervous system and endocrine system |
89. Cytochemistry | Chemical compounds and their activities in living cells |
90. Cytogenetics | Cytological and molecular bases of heredity, variation, mutation, phylogeny, morphogenesis and evolution of organisms |
91. Cytology | Cells |
92. Cytotaxonomy (Karyotaxonomy) | Taxonomy based on cell constituents including chromosome number |
93. Dactylography | Finger print |
94. Dactylology | The representation of speech by finger movements |
95. Dairy technology | Manufacture of milk products |
96. Demecology (Population ecology) | Population in relation to its environment |
97. Demography | Populations |
98. Dendrochronology | Determination of ages of trees by counting annual rings |
99. Dendrology | Trees |
100. Dentistry | Care of teeth including cure, removal, filling and replacement |
101. Deontology | Ethics and correct behaviour or duty of doctor towards his patient |
102. Dermatoglyphics | The patterns of fingers, palm, toe and sole print |
103. Dermatology | Skin and its diseases |
104. Desmology | Ligaments |
105. Desteleology | Doctrine of purposelessness, i.e. appearance of vestigial organs due to evolution. |
106. Dialectology | Speech |
107. Dietetics | Nutrition/ diet |
108. Diploteratology | Conjoined twins |
109. Dipterology | Dipterans (houseflies, mosquitoes, gnats) |
110. Dysgenics | Undesirable traits of the human race and the genes causing them |
111. Dysteleology | Appearance of vestigial organs during evolution (Rudimentary organs) |
112. Ecology (Environmental biology) | Relation between organisms and environment |
113. Economic biology | Useful and harmful activities of animals and plants (Economic value of organisms) |
114. Ecophysiology | Physiological adaptations in response to environment |
115. Ecotoxicology | Passage of toxic materials in the ecosystems, their transformation, degradation and persistence in various trophic levels |
116. Edeology | Genitalia |
117. Embryology | Embryo |
118. Emmenology | Menses |
119. Encephalology | Brain |
120. Endemiology | Local diseases |
121. Endocrinology | Endocrine system |
122. Enology | Making wine |
123. Entomolgy | Insects |
124. Environmental management | Emedy of environmental problems and conservation of biodiversity. |
125. Enzymology | Enzymes |
126. Ephebiatrics (Hebiatrics) | Common disorders of children and adolescence |
127. Ephebology | Puberty or adulthood |
128. Epidemiology | Infection of parasites or epidemic diseases |
129. Epigenetics | Mechanism by which genes and their products bring about phenotypic expression |
130. Epileptology | Epilepsy |
131. Ergonomics | The study of man in relation to his working and working surroundings. |
132. Ethnobotany | Relation between primitive people & plants |
133. Ethnology | Mankind (Human race) |
134. Ethology | Character |
135. Etiology | Causes of diseases, life cycle of pathogens especially on the host |
136. Etymology | Origin of scientific words |
137. Eugenics | Improvement of human race through laws of heredity |
138. Euphenics (medical engineering) | Treatment of genetic disorders through implants, artificial limbs, heart-lung machines, pace maker, gene therapy etc. |
139. Euthanasia | Mercy killing of patients |
140. Euthemics | Environment and its influence to human being |
141. Euthenics | Improvement of modern generation of man by giving good nutrition and education |
142. Evolution | Origin of life, variation and formation of new species from preexisting one |
143. Exobiology (Space biology) | Kind of life in outer space |
144. Fishery (Aquaculture) | Catching, breeding, rearing and marketing of fish and other aquatic animals |
145. Floriculture | Cultivation of flower-yielding plants |
146. Food technology | Processing, preservation, storage and transportation of food substances |
147. Forensic science | Detecting crimes and causes of death through medical applications like finger prints, blood typing etc. |
148. Forestry (Silviculture) | Management, conservation and exploration of forests for forest products. |
149. Futurology | Sociological and technological developments for the future. |
150. Gastroenterology | Intestine, stomach and their diseases |
151. Gastronomy | Good eating |
152. Genealogy | Lineage |
153. Genecology | Developing an organism genetically according to their habitat |
154. Genetic engineering | Genetic manipulation to produce an organism with a new combination of gene. |
155. Genetics | Heredity and variation in generations |
156. Genomics | Genomes of organisms |
157. Geology | Earth’s crust |
158. Gerontology | Ageing |
159. Geriatrics | Health and disease in later life |
160. Glossology | Tongue |
161. Gnathology | Jaws, teeth and supporting structures |
162. Gnotobiotics (Gnotobiology) | Germ-free life |
163. Graphology | The characteristics of handwriting to obtain indications about a person’s psychological makeup or state health. |
164. Gynaecology | Woman’s diseases |
165. Haematology | Blood |
166. Hebiatrics | See Ephebiatrics |
167. Helminthology | Helminthes |
168. Hemipterology | Hemipterans (True bugs) |
169. Hepatology | Liver |
170. Herpetology | Reptiles |
171. Hexicology | Ecology |
172. Hipology | Horses |
173. Histochemistry | Chemistry of tissues |
174. Histology (Microanatomy) | Tissues |
175. Hormonology | Hormones |
176. Horology | Time measurement |
177. Horticulture | Development and propagation of fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants in gardens and orchards. |
178. Human reproductive biology | Understanding and regulating human reproduction |
179. Hydroponics | Propagation of plants in soilless media |
180. Hygiene | Health |
181. Hymenopterology | Hymenopterans (bees, wasps, and ants) |
182. Hypnology | Hypnotism and sleeping |
183. Iatrology | Medical science |
184. Ichnology | Foot prints of fossils |
185. Ichthyology | Fishes |
186. Immunology | Immunity |
187. Iridology | Iris of eye |
188. Kalology | Human beauty |
189. Karyology | Cell nucleus |
190. Karyotaxonomy (Cytotaxonomy) | Taxonomy based on cell constituents including chromosome number |
191. Kinematics | Motion and the forces required to produce it. |
192. Kinesiology | Muscle movements |
193. Labiology | Lip movements |
194. Laryngology | Larynx |
195. Lemology | Epidemic diseases |
196. Lepidopterology | Butterflies and moths |
197. Lepidopterology | Lepidopterans (butterflies and moths) |
198. Leprology | Leprosy |
199. Lichenology | Lichens |
200. Limnology | Fresh water ecology; snail |
201. Macrobiology | Biology on the level of the macroscopic individual (plant, animal, or other living being) as a complete unit. |
202. Malachology | Mollusks |
203. Malariology | Malaria |
204. Mammalology | Mammals |
205. Marine Biology | Ocean ecosystems, plants, animals, and other living beings. |
206. Mastology | Breasts |
207. Materia Medica | Drugs used in the treatment of disease |
208. Medical transcription | Interpretation and typewriting (transcribing) dictation from physicians and other healthcare providers, regarding patient assessment and work up surgical, radiology and therapeutic procedures, clinical course, diagnosis and prognosis. |
209. Medicine | Treating diseases with drugs or curative substances |
210. Melanology | Pigments like melanin |
211. Meteorology | Atmospheric phenomena especially for forecasting weather. |
212. Miasmology | Air pollutants in relation to human health |
213. Microanatomy | Cytology and Histology together |
214. Microbiology | Microbes |
215. Molecular biology | Biomolecules |
216. Monerology | Monerans |
217. Morphogenesis | Changes during development and differentiation. |
218. Morphology | External structure of organism |
219. Mycology (Mycetology) | Fungus |
220. Myology (Sarcology) | Muscles |
221. Myrmecology | Ants |
222. Natural history | Habit and habitats of organisms |
223. Nematology | Nematodes (round worms) |
224. Neonatology | Babies having the age below 2 months. |
225. Neontology | Living organisms (opp. Palaentology) |
226. Nephology | Clouds and cloud formation |
227. Nephrology | Kidney |
228. Nepiology | New born |
229. Neuroethology | Neural mechanism |
230. Neurology | Nervous system |
231. Nidology (Caliology) | Nests |
232. Nosology | Classification of diseases |
233. Nursing | Caring of ill and injured persons |
234. Nutrition | Nourishment of organisms. |
235. Obstetrics | Midwifery |
236. Occupational therapy | A method of treatment of convalescents and physically handicapped utilizing light work for diversion, physical exercise or vocational training. |
237. Odonatology | Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies). |
238. Odontolgy | Teeth and gum |
239. Olericulture | Cultivation and management of vegetables |
240. Olfactology | Smell |
241. Oncology | Cancer |
242. Oneirology | Dreams |
243. Oology | Eggs, especially of birds |
244. Ophthalmology | Eyes and eye diseases |
245. Oralology | Oral hygiene, mouth diseases |
246. Organocology | Development of organs based on embryology |
247. Organology | Organs |
248. Ornithology | Birds |
249. Orrhology | Blood serum |
250. Orthodontia (a branch of Dentistry) | Correcting of irregularities of teeth |
251. Orthopedics | Diseases and injury of the muscles, bones and joints |
252. Orthopterology | Orthopterans (grasshoppers, crickets etc) |
253. Osmology | Osmosis; smell |
254. Oteology | Ear |
255. Oto-rhino laryngology | Ear, nose, larynx |
256. Paediatrics | Medical treatment of children |
257. Paedology | Children’s behaviour and development. Larval stages |
258. Palaentology (Palaeobiology) | Fossils |
259. Palaeoanthropology | Fossil man |
260. Palaeobotany | Fossil plants |
261. Palaeozoology | Fossil animals |
262. Palynology | Pollen grains |
263. Parasitology | Parasites |
264. Parazoology | Porifera |
265. Pathology | Diseases and their symptoms |
266. Pedology | Soil |
267. Periodontics | Treatment of disorders and diseases of the periodontium, that is, the gum and tissues surrounding and supporting the teeth |
268. Pharmaceutics (Pharmacy) | The craft of the precise preparation and dispensing of medicines according to the instructions of a licensed physician. |
269. Pharmacognosy | Uses of plants and plant parts in drug industry. |
270. Pharmacology | Knowledge and Action of drugs on the body |
271. Phenology | Bird migration |
272. Phlebology | Blood vessels |
273. Phonetics | Pronouncing |
274. Phonology | Sounds in a language |
275. Photobiology | Effects of light on different biological activities |
276. Phrenology | The shape of a person’s skull to determine his character and abilities. |
277. Phthisiology | Tuberculosis |
278. Phycology (Algology) | Algae |
279. Phylogeny | Evolutionary relationship among different groups of organisms |
280. Physiognomy | Judging characters from features |
281. Physiography | Surface of earth and the interrelations of air water and land. |
282. Physiology | Functions and phenomena of living organisms |
283. Physiotherapy | Treatment of diseases, bodily weakness or defects by physical remedies such as massage and exercise. |
284. Phytogeny | Evolution and development of plants |
285. Phytogeography (Plant geography) | Distribution of plants on earth. |
286. Phytography (branch of Taxonomy) | Description of plants and their individual organs like root, stem and leaves. |
287. Phytology | Botany |
288. Phytopathology | Plant pathology |
289. Phytosociology | Plant communities |
290. Phytotomy | Plant anatomy |
291. Placentology | Placenta |
292. Plant breeding | Improvement of crops |
293. Plant geography (Phytogeography) | Distribution of plants on earth |
294. Platyhelminthology | Platyhelminthes |
295. Pleurology | Lungs |
296. Podiatry (Chiropody) | Diseases, irregularities and injuries of the foot |
297. Pomology | Fruits & fruit plants (branch of Horticulture) |
298. Population dynamics | Changes in growth & density of populations |
299. Posology | Dosage of drugs |
300. Poultry science (poultry farming) | Rearing and management of Domestic fowls such as chickens, ducks and geese. |
301. Prawn farming | Rearing transportation and marketing of prawns. |
302. Primatology | Primates |
303. Proctology | Hind gut- rectum and anus |
304. Protistology | Protista |
305. Proteomics | Recognition of proteins in cells and its functions |
306. Protozoology | Protozoa |
307. Psychiatry | Treatment of mental diseases |
308. Psychology | Mind |
309. Psychopathology | Mental disorders, with the aim of explaining aberrant behaviour |
310. Psychopharma- cology | Effects of drugs on mental processes and behaviour |
311. Psychophysiology | Recording of physiological measurements, such as electrical resistance of the skin, the heart rate, the size of the pupil and EEG, and relates them to psychological events. |
312. Pteridology (petrology) | Pteridophytes |
313. Pulmonary medicine | Diagnosis and treatment of diseases and disorders of the lungs |
314. Quantitative zoology | Biometric data in animals |
315. Radiobiology (Actinobiology) | Effects of radiation on biological structures |
316. Radiology | X-rays and their medical uses |
317. Reflexology | Reflexes |
318. Rheumatology | Diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases |
319. Rhinology | Nose and other olfactory organs |
320. Roentgenology | The application of X-rays in medicine. |
321. Saurology | Lizards |
322. Scatology(Coprology) | Searching of the unwanted substances in body like excreta |
323. Scolecology | Head of platyhelminthes |
324. Sedimentology | Rocks and fossils |
325. Semeiology (Symptomatology) | Symptoms of diseases |
326. Seminology | Semen |
327. Sericulture | Rearing, breeding and treatment of silkworms for extraction of raw silk. |
328. Serology | Serum; interaction of antigen and antibody in blood |
329. Serpentology (Ophidiology) | Snakes |
330. Sexology | Sexual interests, behavior, and function |
331. Sialology | Saliva |
332. Silviculture | Management, conservation and exploration of Timber trees |
333. Sitology | Dietetics |
334. Soil science | See pedology |
335. Sonology | Hearing |
336. Speciology | Species |
337. Spectrology | Ghosts |
338. Spelaeology | Organisms living in caves |
339. Spermology | Seeds and sperms |
340. Sphygmology | Pulse and arterial pressure |
341. Splanchnology | Visceral organs |
342. Stomatology | Foregut |
343. Surgery | Physical operations to cure diseases, injuries to the body etc. |
344. Sylvics | Ecological study of forests |
345. Syndesmology | Joints and ligaments of bones |
346. Synecology (a branch of Ecology) | Interrelation between a group of organisms (as community) and environment |
347. Systematics (Biosystematics) | Identification, nomenclature, classification and relationship amongst living beings. |
348. Taphonomy | Decaying organisms over time and how they become fossilized |
349. Taxidermatology | Skin and stuffing |
350. Taxonomy (Taxology) | Classification of organisms |
351. Tectology | Structural organization of animals |
352. Teleology | Final causes of things |
353. Teratology | Malformed babies, developmental abnormalities and their causes |
354. Termitology | Termites |
355. Thanatology | Death |
356. Theology | God |
357. Therapeutics | Healing |
358. Thermmatology | Heredity and law of variation |
359. Therology (Mammology) | Mammals |
360. Threpsology | Nutrition |
361. Tictology (Obstetrics) | Care of pregnant women (before, after and during child birth) |
362. Tocology | Child delivery |
363. Torpedology | Rays |
364. Toxicology | Toxins |
365. Traumatology | Cuts, wounds and tumors |
366. Trichology | Hairs |
367. Trophology | Nutrition |
368. Ufology | Unidentified flying objects |
369. Ultrasonics | Uses and properties of sound waves of very high frequency. |
370. Urinology | urine |
371. Urobiology | Preservation of dead bodies in a liquid using chemicals |
372. Urology | Urine and urinary diseases |
373. Venereology | Venereal diseases |
374. Veterinary medicine | Diseases of domesticated animals and their health care |
375. Virology | Viruses |
376. Vitaminology | Vitamins |
377. Xylotomy | Xylem and wood (Anatomy of wood) |
378. Zoochemistry | Animal chemistry |
379. Zoodynamics | Dynamics of animals |
380. Zoogeny | Origin and development of animals |
381. Zoogeography | Distribution of animals on earth |
382. Zoology | Animals |
383. Zoonosology | Handicapped animals |
384. Zoopathology | Diseases of animals |
385. Zoophytology | Animals having similarity to plants (such as diatoms) |
386. Zootechny | Animal breeding and nourishment |
387. Zootomy | Animal anatomy |
388. Zymology | Fermentation |
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