Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

myology

/mʌɪˈɒlədʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: my-ol-o-gy
IPA: /mʌɪˈɒlədʒi/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The physiological study of muscles.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Examination of the myology of the Comephoridae, an endemic fish family in Lake Baikal, has revealed their morphological peculiarities."
"Given this, there is an urgent need for detailed compared behavioural and anatomical studies of dasyurids, especially focused on osteology, myology and arthrology."
"He greets me as if I'd been waiting all my life to learn the secrets of Bovine Myology and Muscle Profiling."

Etymology

From myo- + -logy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: myo
Suffix: logy

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /mʌɪˈɒlədʒi/

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

oral myology

Frequently Paired Words

myodynamics myologic myological myologist myotomy

Questions

How do you pronounce myology?: The recorded pronunciation is /mʌɪˈɒlədʒi/.
What does myology mean?: The physiological study of muscles.
Where does myology come from?: From myo- + -logy.

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