vitology

noun

1. An approach to healthy living promoted in the late 19th and early 20th century.

   historical, uncountable

   The modern trend towards the so-called nature cure methods betrays the dim prevision of the new climatic treatment embodied in the science of vitology.

2. The scientific study of life at the cellular level.

   uncountable

   Whilst there is always that steady step forward in the field of treatment, chiefly in improved surgical anaesthetic and resuscitation techniques, there has been no development during the past twelve mothns especially in the fields of chemotherapy, vitology, immunology etc. which can be regarded as having any possible early application which would be superior to the present accepted methods of treatment.

3. An African worldview that unites life, consciousness, behavior, and culture.

   uncountable

   Martin Nkafu Nkemnkia distinguishes life from being in his theory of African vitology.

4. The study or existence of virtual or computer-augmented life.

   uncountable

   Everywhere means physical and cyberspace, real and virtual reality, because vitology can thrive in many spaces.

Where it comes from

From Latin vīta (“life”), from vīvō (“to live”), + -ology.

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

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