my·col·o·gy 
(mī-kŏlə-jē)
(mī-kŏlə-jē)n. pl. my·col·o·gies
1. The branch of biology that deals with fungi.
2. The fungi found in a region, an organism, or a part of an organism: the mycology of the scalp.
my′co·logi·cal (-kə-lŏjĭ-kəl), my′co·logic adj.
my′col·ogi·cal·ly adv.
my·colo·gist n.