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Otology vs Orology - What's the difference?

otology | orology |

As nouns the difference between otology and orology

is that otology is (medicine) the branch of medicine that deals with the ear, its structure, function and pathology while orology is (geomorphology) the study or science of mountains, in particular how they are/were formed.

otology

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the ear, its structure, function and pathology.

    • Related terms

    * neurotology * otolaryngology * otorhinolaryngology

    orology

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (geomorphology) the study or science of mountains, in particular how they are/were formed

    • Related terms

    * orologist * orological * orologically

    Synonyms

    * orography