[1810–20; helminth + -o- + -logy]This word is first recorded in the period 1810–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dominance, dynamic, rationalize, technique, voodoo-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, ethnology, geology, reflexology, topology
Examples of 'helminthology' in a sentence
helminthology
Initially, in the teaching of helminthology, ten routine sessions were handled with lectures and interactive questions and answers.
Ghasem Zamini, Mohammad Bagher Khadem Erfan, Mohammad Reza Rahmani, Mohammad SadeghKhodavaisy, Behroz Davari 2013, 'Effects of frequent announced parasitology quizzes on the academic achievement.',Iranian Journal of Parasitologyhttp://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/447. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)