pedology

noun

pe·​dol·​o·​gy pi-ˈdä-lə-jē 

pe-

: soil science

pedological

ˌpe-də-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

adjective

or less commonly pedologic

ˌpe-də-ˈlä-jik 

pedologist

pi-ˈdä-lə-jist 

pe-

noun

Word History

Etymology

Greek pedon + International Scientific Vocabulary -logy

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

pedology

noun

pe·​dol·​o·​gy

variants or chiefly British paedology

pē-ˈdäl-ə-jē 

plural pedologies

: the scientific study of the life and development of children