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algology

noun
al路​gol路​o路​gy | \ al-藞g盲-l蓹-j膿 How to pronounce algology (audio) \

Definition of algology

Other Words from algology

algological \ 藢al-​g蓹-​藞l盲-​ji-​k蓹l How to pronounce algological (audio) \ adjective
algologist \ al-​藞g盲-​l蓹-​jist How to pronounce algologist (audio) \ noun

First Known Use of algology

1828, in the meaning defined above

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algology

noun
al路​gol路​o路​gy | \ al-藞g盲l-蓹-j膿 How to pronounce algology (audio) \
plural algologies

Medical Definition of algology

 (Entry 1 of 2)

Other Words from algology

algological \ 藢al-​g蓹-​藞l盲j-​i-​k蓹l How to pronounce algological (audio) \ adjective

algology

noun

Medical Definition of algology (Entry 2 of 2)

: a medical specialty concerned with the study and treatment of pain Specialized facilities for the treatment of chronic pain have originated within the past 20 years and are associated with the emergence of a medical specialty known as algology or dolorology.— Marian Osterweis et al., Pain and Disability: Clinical, Behavioral, and Public Policy Perspectives, 1987

called also dolorology

More from Merriam-Webster on algology

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