Organography

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The branch of biology that involves the study and description of the organs of organisms
2. A field focusing on the anatomical features and functional aspects of various organs across different life forms
3. A scientific discipline dedicated to categorizing and analyzing organ systems in plants and animals

Etymology: "Organography" is a compound built from "organo-," a combining form from Greek "organon" meaning "instrument" or "tool," and "-graphy," from Greek "graphia," meaning "writing" or "description." The result is literally a description of organs, the body parts or structures that carry out particular functions. The Greek "organon" is a useful reminder of how far the word has traveled from its origins. A tool or implement in Greek came to mean a bodily part with a job to do, because the body was understood as a set of instruments working together. Modern scientific usage then extended the combining form to cover organs in plants, animals and other living things, which is why the word now spans such different life forms.