stœchiology

See also: stoechiology

English

Alternative forms

• stechiology
• stoechiology
• stoichiology

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στοιχεῖον (stoikheîon, “element”) in combination with -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study, to speak”).

Noun

stœchiology

1. Scientific study of bodily elements.
2. Treatise of physiological elements.