mesology

noun

1. The study of the mutual interrelationships between organisms and their environment; branch of biology; former term for ecology.

   countable, uncountable

   Apart from genetics the mesology bears a great influence on the physical body.

2. The environmental or sociological influence on a person.

   countable, uncountable

   The mesology of a child can be resumed in two living environments: the family and the school.

Where it comes from

From meso- + -logy; a compound with components derived from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “meso-, middle”) + -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study”). The term arose in various European languages c. 1850, but did not exist in Ancient Greek.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry mesology (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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