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tectology

tectology noun: a Haeckelian division of morphology; the science of organic individuality constituting the purely structural portion of morphology, in which the organism is regarded as composed of organic individuals of different orders, each organ being considered an individual.

Noun

tectology (uncountable)

  1. A Haeckelian division of morphology; the science of organic individuality constituting the purely structural portion of morphology, in which the organism is regarded as composed of organic individuals of different orders, each organ being considered an individual.

Origin of tectology

Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn, “a carpenter”) + -logy.

Words formed from tectology

Questions about tectology

What does tectology mean?
Tectology means a Haeckelian division of morphology; the science of organic individuality constituting the purely structural portion of morphology, in which the organism is regarded as composed of organic individuals of different orders, each organ being considered an individual.
What part of speech is tectology?
Tectology is a noun.

Words near tectology in the dictionary

  1. tectogenesis
  2. tectogenetic
  3. tectogenic
  4. tectol
  5. tectological
  6. tectology
  7. tectomer
  8. tectomers
  9. tectonic
  10. tectonic keratoplasties
  11. tectonic keratoplasty

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