Associations to the word «Pedology»

Wiktionary

PEDOLOGY, noun. The sub-discipline of soil science that: studies soils as a component of natural systems or deals with soil genesis and soil classification or studies the soil profile or solum in its natural setting.
PEDOLOGY, noun. The study of the behaviour and development of children.

Dictionary definition

PEDOLOGY, noun. The branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of infants and children.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.