ædœology

English

Etymology

ædœ- + -ology, from Ancient Greek: αἰδοῖα (aidoia, “privy parts, pudenda”) in conjunction with λόγος (logos, “explanation, narrative”).

Noun

ædœology

1. (rare, medicine) Study of human genitalia.
   • 1893, Sydney Barrington Elliot, page III:

     ÆDŒOLOGY

     A Treatise on Generative Life.

     Including Pre‐natal influence, Limitation of Offspring, and Hygiene of the Generative System.