单词 | typhlology |
释义 | typhlology in British English (tɪfˈlɒlədʒɪ) noun the branch of science concerned with blindness and the care of blind people Word origin C19: from Greek tuphlos blindtyphlology in American English (tɪfˈlɑlədʒi) noun the study of the causes and treatment of blindness Word origin [1870–75; ‹ Gk typhló(s) blind + -logy]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Victorian, asymmetric, fifth wheel, giveaway, immobilize-logy is a combining form used in the names of sciences or bodies of knowledge. Other wordsthat use the affix -logy include: anthropology, geology, methodology, topology, tropology |
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