ædœology

English

Etymology

From ædœ- +‎ -ology, from Ancient Greek αἰδοῖα (aidoîa, “privy parts, pudenda”) in conjunction with λόγος (lógos, “explanation, narrative”).

Noun

ædœology

  1. (obsolete, medicine) Study of human genitalia.
    • 1893, Sydney Barrington Elliot, page III:
      ÆDŒOLOGY
      A Treatise on Generative Life.
      Including Pre‐natal influence, Limitation of Offspring, and Hygiene of the Generative System.
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