单词 | eccrinology |
释义 | eccrinology in British English (ˌɛkrɪˈnɒlədʒɪ) noun the branch of medical science concerned with secretions of the eccrine glands eccrinology in American English (ˌekrəˈnɑlədʒi) noun the branch of physiology and anatomy dealing with secretions and the secretory glands Word origin [‹ Gk ekkri᷇n(ein) to secrete (ek- ec- + kri᷇nein to separate) + -o- + -logy]-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elementsof Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer); -logy is a combining form used in the names of sciences or bodies of knowledge. Other wordsthat use the affix -logy include: chronology, genealogy, methodology, thanatology, typologyWord lists with Branches of medicine |
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