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iridology

iridology noun: a form of alternative medicine involving the diagnosis of body ailments through the examination of the iris of the human eye.

Noun

iridology (uncountable)

  1. A form of alternative medicine involving the diagnosis of body ailments through the examination of the iris of the human eye.

Origin of iridology

From irido- + -logy.

Words formed from iridology

Questions about iridology

What does iridology mean?
Iridology means a form of alternative medicine involving the diagnosis of body ailments through the examination of the iris of the human eye.
What part of speech is iridology?
Iridology is a noun.

Words near iridology in the dictionary

  1. iridoids
  2. iridolenticular
  3. iridological
  4. iridologist
  5. iridologists
  6. iridology
  7. iridomotor
  8. iridomyrmecin
  9. iridoparalysis
  10. iridopathies
  11. iridopathy

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