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-logy

A word ending that means the study of something.

LUH-jee suffix

What it means

The ending for a field of study or a medical specialty. Cardiology is the study of the heart, neurology of the nervous system, psychology of the mind, and histology of body tissues. A doctor in the field takes the ending -logist, as in cardiologist.

Related terms

neur/o

A word root that means nerve or the nervous system.

psych/o

A word root that means mind.

cardi/o

A word part that means heart.

hist/o

A word part that means tissue.

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