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sex⋅ol⋅o⋅gy

[sek-sol-uh-jee]
–noun
the study of sexual behavior.

Origin:
1900–05; sex + -o- + -logy


sex⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal [sek-suh-loj-i-kuhl] , adjective
sex⋅ol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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sex·ol·o·gy   (sěk-sŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The study of human sexual behavior.
sex'o·log'ic (sěk'sə-lŏj'ĭk), sex'o·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., sex·ol'o·gist n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: sex·ol·o·gist
Pronunciation: "sek-'säl-&-j&st
Function: noun
: a specialist in sexology

Main Entry: sex·ol·o·gy
Pronunciation: sek-'säl-&-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
: thestudy of sex or of the interaction of the sexes especially among human beings —sex·o·log·i·cal /"sek-s&-'läj-i-k&l/ adjective
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sexology sex·ol·o·gy (sěk-sŏl'ə-jē)
n.
The study of human sexual behavior.

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