- organonymy
- The nomenclature of the organs of the body, as distinguished from toponymy. [organo- + G. onyma, name]
Medical dictionary. 2011.
organonymy
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Organonymy — Or ga*non y*my, n. [Organo + Gr.?, for ?, a name.] (Biol.) The designation or nomenclature of organs. B. G. Wilder. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
toponymy — Topical or regional nomenclature, as distinguished from organonymy. [topo + G. onyma, name] * * * to·pon·y·my (to ponґĭ me) [topo + Gr. onoma name] terminology pertaining to the regions of the body … Medical dictionary
organ- — combining form or organo Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin organum more at organ I 1 … Useful english dictionary
