carcinology

English

Etymology

From carcino- +‎ -logy.

Noun

carcinology (uncountable)

1. (zoology) The study of crustaceans.

Synonyms

• malacostracology

Hypernyms

• biology, zoology, arthropodology

Hyponyms

• astacology, cirripedology

Derived terms

• carcinological
• carcinologist

See also

• cancer
• cancérologie, carcinologie (French terms)
• cancerology
• carcinogen
• carcinogenesis
• carcinoma
• Kanzerologie, Karzinologie (German terms)
• oncology