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ædœology

ædœology noun: study of human genitalia.

Noun

ædœology

  1. (obsolete) Study of human genitalia.
    • ÆDŒOLOGY
      A Treatise on Generative Life.
      Including Pre‐natal influence, Limitation of Offspring, and Hygiene of the Generative System.1893, Sydney Barrington Elliot, page III

Origin of ædœology

From ædœ- + -ology, from Ancient Greek αἰδοῖα (aidoîa, “privy parts, pudenda”) in conjunction with λόγος (lógos, “explanation, narrative”).

Questions about ædœology

What does ædœology mean?
Ædœology means study of human genitalia.
What part of speech is ædœology?
Ædœology is a noun.

Words near ædœology in the dictionary

  1. ædileship
  2. ædileships
  3. ædility
  4. Æduan
  5. Æduans
  6. ædœology
  7. ægagri
  8. ægagrus
  9. Ægean
  10. æger
  11. ægers

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