myology

noun

my·ol·o·gy mī-ˈä-lə-jē

: the scientific study of muscles

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Etymology

French or New Latin; French myologie, from New Latin myologia, from my- + Latin -logia -logy

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1649, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of myology was in 1649

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myology

noun

my·ol·o·gy mī-ˈäl-ə-jē

plural myologies

: a scientific study of muscles

myologic

ˌmī-ə-ˈläj-ik

adjective

or myological

-i-kəl

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