hormonology en · NOUN
Etymology
From hormone + -ology.
Meanings
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(rare, uncountable) Synonym of endocrinology.
The perineometer of Kagele was unheard of and the hormonology of today is a far cry from the rather crude and relatively weak hormones available in the early and mid-thirties. The change in gynecologic hormonology from hypodermic injections to an almost exclusive oral administration has taken place in the last five to six years.
1951 July, Richard D. Reekie, “Critical Analysis of Recent Advances in Gynecology”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 7, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 508: