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Auxology is a meta-term
covering the study of all aspects
of
human physical
growth; though it is also a
fundamental of
biology, generally. Auxology
is a highly multi-disciplinary
science involving
health sciences /
medicine (pediatrics,
general practice,
endocrinology,
neuroendocrinology,
physiology,
epidemiology), and to a lesser
extent:
nutrition,
genetics,
anthropology,
anthropometry,
ergonomics,
history,
economic history,
economics,
socioeconomics,
sociology,
public health, and
psychology, among others.
Etymology
Auxology: aux-, pertaining to
growth, from
Greek auxē, "to increase";
-o-, generic phoenetic combining
form, here denoting relationship
to growth, stimulation, or
acceleration; -logy, pertaining to
the study of or science of, from
Middle English -logie, from
Old French, from
Latin -logia, from Greek -logiā,
from legein, "to speak", and
-logos "word", "speech" and "one
who deals with", thus "the
character or department of one who
speaks or treats of (a certain
subject)".
Some Auxologists
