organography

[ awr-guh-nog-ruh-fee ]

noun

, Biology, Medicine/Medical.

, plural or·ga·nog·ra·phies.

1. the description or visual depiction of organs.

organography

/ ˌɔːɡənəʊˈɡræfɪk; ˌɔːɡəˈnɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. the description of the organs and major structures of animals and plants

Derived Forms

• ˌorganˈographist, noun
• organographic, adjective

Other Words From

• or·ga·no·graph·ic [awr-g, uh, -n, uh, -, graf, -ik, awr-gan-, uh, -], orga·no·graphi·cal adjective
• orga·nogra·phist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of organography¹

First recorded in 1550–60; organo- + -graphy

Example Sentences

Organography, study of organs, 9.

From Project Gutenberg

Being called upon to arrange the plants in the garden, he necessarily had to consider the best method of doing so, and, following the lines already suggested by his uncle, adopted a system founded in a certain degree on that of Ray, in which he embraced all the discoveries in organography, adopted the simplicity of the Linnean definitions, and displayed the natural affinities of plants.

From Project Gutenberg

Botany; or, Organography on the Basis of Morphology. 8vo. 10s. 6d.

From Project Gutenberg

The De Partibus Animalium becomes in form a comparative organography, but the emphasis is always on function and community of function.

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