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my·ol·o·gy  (m-l-j)
n.
The scientific study of muscles.

myo·logic (m-ljk) adj.
my·olo·gist n.

myology [maɪˈɒlədʒɪ]
n
(Medicine) the branch of medical science concerned with the structure and diseases of muscles
myologic  [ˌmaɪəˈlɒdʒɪk], myological adj
myologist  n

myology
1. the branch of anatomy that studies muscles and musculature.
2. the muscular makeup of an animal or anatomical unit. — myologic, adj.
See also: Anatomy
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Noun1.myology - the branch of physiology that studies muscles
physiology - the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms


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