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myology

UK/mʌɪˈɒlədʒi/

myology noun: the physiological study of muscles.

Noun

myology (uncountable)

  1. The physiological study of muscles.
    • Examination of the myology of the Comephoridae, an endemic fish family in Lake Baikal, has revealed their morphological peculiarities.2000, M. Yabe, V. G. Sideleva, “Myological peculiarities of the comephoridae: an endeimc fish taxon in Lake Baikal (Pisces: Teleostei)”, in K. Minoura, editor, Lake Baikal: A Mirror in Time and Space...
    • Given this, there is an urgent need for detailed compared behavioural and anatomical studies of dasyurids, especially focused on osteology, myology and arthrology.2003, Christian de Muizon, Christine Argot, “Chapter 4: Comparative anatomy of the Tiupampa didelphimorphs; an approach to locomotory habits of early marsupials”, in Menna Jones, Mike Archer, Chris...

myology meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

myology in Tamil

தசைகளைப் பற்றிய அறிவியல், தசையியல்

myology in Malayalam

പേശീതന്ത്രം, പേശീവിജ്ഞാനം, പേശീശാസ്ത്രം

Origin of myology

From myo- + -logy.

Words formed from myology

Questions about myology

What does myology mean?
Myology means the physiological study of muscles.
What is myology in Tamil?
Myology in Tamil is தசைகளைப் பற்றிய அறிவியல், தசையியல். See Myology meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is myology?
Myology is a noun.
How do you pronounce myology?
Myology is pronounced /mʌɪˈɒlədʒi/ (UK).

Words near myology in the dictionary

  1. myologic
  2. myological
  3. myologically
  4. myologist
  5. myologists
  6. myology
  7. myolyses
  8. myolysis
  9. myoma
  10. myomancy
  11. myomas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: myology (page history and authors); myology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); myology (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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