Ology Suffix Words Starting with P
| Paedology | the study of children |
| Paidonosology | the study of children's diseases |
| Paleoanthropology | the study of extinct members of the genus,Homo sapiens. |
| Paleobiology | the study of prehistoric life |
| Paleoclimatology | the study of prehistoric climates |
| Palaeoanthropology | the study of early humans |
| Paleoecology | the study of fossil animals and plants in order to deduce their ecology and the environmental conditions in which they lived |
| Paleontology | the study of ancient life |
| Paleophytology | the study of fossil plants |
| Paleozoology | the study of animal fossils and ancient animal life |
| Palaeornithology/ Paleornithology |
the study of paleobiology of birds |
| Palaeodendrology/ Paleodendrology |
the branch of paleobotany that studies fossil trees |
| Palynology | the study of dust |
| Papyrology | is the study of ancient literature, correspondence, legal archives, etc.,as preserved in manuscripts written on papyrus |
| Parapsychology | the study of paranormal phenomena involving the human mind |
| Parasitology | the study of parasites |
| Pathology | the study of illness |
| Pedology | the study of soils in their natural environment |
| Penology | the study |
| Personology/ Physiognomy |
the science of face reading |
| Petrology |  |
| Pharmacology | the study of drugs |
| Phenology | the study of periodic plant and animal life cycle events and how these are influenced by seasonal and interannual variations in climate. |
| Phenomenology | the study of structures of consciousness as experienced from the first-person point of view |
| Philology | the humanistic study of historical linguistics |
| Phlebology | the branch of medicine that deals with veins and their diseases |
| Phonology | the study of vocal sounds |
| Phrenology | the
study of the shape of the skull as an indication of mental abilities and
character traits |
| Phycology | the study of algae |
| Physiology | the study of mechanical, physical, and
biochemical functions of living organisms |
| Phytology | the study of plants |
| Phytopathology | the study of plant diseases |
| Phytosociology | the study of the ecology of plant communities |
| Piphilology | the study of remembering the digits of pi |
| Planetology | the study of planets and solar systems |
| Planktology | the study of plankton |
| Pomology | the scientific study and cultivation of fruits |
| Posology | the study of drug dosage |
| Primatology | the study of primates |
| Proctology | the scientific study of the hind regions (rectum, anus, colon| and pelvic floor) of the body |
| Psephology | the study of political elections |
| Psychobiology | the study of the effects of cognition, emotions, and experience on animal physiology |
| Psychology | the science of mental life |
| Psychopathology | the study of mental illness or mental distress |
| Psychopharmacology | the study of psychotropic or psychiatric drugs |
| Psychophysiology | the branch of physiology that deals with the
interaction of the mind and physiological processes |
| Pulmonology/ Pneumology |
the study of the lungs and respiratory function |
| Pogonology | the study of beards |
| Pyrology | the scientific study of the effects of heat or flame, often in regards to explosives or chemical compounds. |
| Punnology | the art or practice of punning; paronomasia |
| Pharyngology | the study of throat |
| Phraseology | the study of phrases |
| Phrenology | the study of bumps on the head |
| Phycology | the study of algae and seaweeds |
| Pelology | the study of mud |
| Philematology | the act or study of kissing |
| Podology | the study of feet |
| Polemology | the study of war |
| Psephology | the study of election results and voting trends |
| Pseudology | the art or science of lying |
| Pteridology | the study of ferns |
| Pterylology | the study of distribution of feathers on birds |
| Pyretology | the study of fevers |
| Pyrgology | the study of towers |
| Pyroballogy | the study of artillery |
| Primatology | the study of primates |
| Pestology | the science of pests |
| Pharology | is the scientific study of lighthouses and
signal lights, their construction and illumination |
| Paleolimnology | is the study of past conditions of inland fresh water bodies |