What is "algology"

Algology \Al*gol"o*gy\, n. [L. alga seaweed + -logy.] (Bot.) The study or science of alg[ae] or seaweeds.

Etymology 1 n. The branch of botany dealing with algae. Etymology 2

n. The medical treatment of pain as practiced in Greece and Turkey.

Algology (from the Greek άλγος, algos, " pain") is the medical treatment of pain as practiced in Greece and Turkey. The Hellenic Society of Algology and the Turkish Algology-Pain Society are the relevant local bodies affiliated to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP).

Algology may refer to:

• Algology (medicine), the study of pain
• Phycology, also known as algology, the study of algae