Vulcan Scientific Fields

FIELDS OF STUDY
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In nearly all cases, it is easy to determine the Golic Vulcan name for a discipline or field of study in most of the scientific, technical and medical disciplines. In contemporary usage, all of these terms are formed from a descriptive root with "-tal" (meaning "study" or "-ology") suffixed. Here is a selection of examples:

Acoustics -- Ralash-tal ("sound-study")
Aerology -- Sov-tal ("air-study")
Aerodynamics -- Sov-dvun-tal ("air-motion-study")
Aeronautics -- Hash-tal ("flight-study")
Agronomy -- Urozh-solek-tal
Algology -- Smol-tal ("alga(e)-study")
Anatomy -- Vukhut-tal
Anesthesiology -- Kashan-ne-tal
Angiology -- Vukhut-mev-tal ("body-vessel-study")
Anthropology -- Kominsu-tal ("human-study")
Archeology -- Veshtsu-tal ("past-person-study")
Astrogeology -- S'udish-solektra-tal ("outside-land-study")
Astronomy -- Yel-tal ("star-study")
Astrophysics -- Stukh-tal ("space-study")
Audiology -- Zhu-tal ("hear-study")
Biochemistry -- Ha-meil-tal ("life-chemical-study")
Biology -- Ha-tal
Biophysics -- Ha-tor-tal
Biostratigraphy -- Ha-tin-tal
Botany -- Kastik-tal
Cardiology -- Khaf-spol-tal
Chemistry -- Meil-tal
Climatology -- Ek'nosh-tal
Cosmology -- Stukhtra-tal
Cytology -- Nala-tal
Dendrochronology -- Lap-kuv-tal ("tree-ring-study")
Dermatology -- Wadi-tal
Ecology -- Malat-tal ("nature-study")
Epidemiology -- Has-sak-tal
Ergonomics -- Zup-dvun-tal ("labor-motion-study")
Etymology -- Zhit-vesht-tal ("word-past-study")
Eugenics -- Tash-noshtra-tal ("control-characteristic-study")
Exobiology -- S'udish-ha-tal ("outside-life-study")
Gastroenterology -- Skaun-ek'ur-tal
Genetics -- Tol-tal
Geochemistry -- Solektra-meil-tal ("land-chemical-study")
Geohydrology -- Ne'rak-masu-tal ("beneath-water-study")
Geology -- Solektra-tal
Geomorphology -- Solektra-shid-tal ("land-form-study")
Geophysics -- Solektra-tor-tal ("land-doing-study")
Geriatrics -- Shakhu-tal ("elderly-study")
Gerontology -- Shakhuvaya-tal ("aging-study")
Glaciology -- Le-suma-tal ("ice-study")
Hematology -- Khaf-tal ("blood-study")
Hepatology -- Nehasamek-tal ("liver-study")
Herpetology -- Ukraluk-tal ("reptile-study")
Histochemistry -- Numo-kelek-tal t'nala eh nalatra
Histology -- Numo-kelek-tal ("microscopic-structure-study")
Hydraulics -- Masu-mish-tal ("water (ie. fluid)-engineering")
Hydrodynamics -- Masu-dvun-tal ("water-motion-study")
Hydrography -- Masu-tor-tal
Hydrology -- Masu-tal
Hydrometeorology -- Sov-masu-ta ("sky-water-study")
Hydrostatics -- Masu-shom-tal ("water-rest-study")
Kinesiology -- Vukhut-dvun-tal ("body-motion-study")
Limnology -- Slor-masu-tal ("freshwater-study")
Linguistics -- Gen-lis-tal
Marine biology -- Masutra-ha-tal
Meteorology -- Igen-va-tal
Microbiology -- Numo-ha-tal
Mineralogy -- Ek'tukh-tal
Mycology -- Luk-tal ("fungus-study")
Neonatology -- Uzh-keshtu-tal ("newborn-study")
Nephrology -- Kapol-nafek-tal ("kidney-study")
Oceanography -- Masutra-tal
Oceanology -- Masutra-mish-tal ("ocean-engineering")
Oncology -- Gnal-tal ("tumor-study")
Osteology -- Hinek-tal ("bone-study")
Nuclear physics -- Galu-tor-tal ("atom-doing-study")
Paleoanthropology -- Vesht-komihnsu-tal
Paleobotany -- Vesht-kastik-tal
Paleoclimatology -- Vesht-ek'nosh-tal
Paleoecology -- Vesht-malat-tal
Paleography -- Vesht-kitau-tal ("past-writing-study")
Paleontology -- Vesht-ha-tal ("past-life-study")
Paleozoology -- Vesht-aushfa-tal
Palynology -- Tal t'Kas-sa-nei ("study of-pollen")
Pathology -- Has-tal ("disease-study")
Pedology -- Solek-tal ("soil-study")
Petrochemistry -- Kov-meil-tal ("rock-chemical-study")
Petrology -- Kov-tal ("rock-study")
Pharmacology -- Haseret-tal ("medication-study")
Physics -- Tor-tal ("doing-study")
Physiology -- Is-lof-tal ("function-study")
Phytogeography -- Kastik-sagan-tal ("plant-distribution-study")
Phytopathology -- Kastik-has-tal ("plant-disease-study")
Phytosociology -- Kastik-shila-tal
Planetology -- Vath-ek'tra-tal ("other-planet-study")
Praxeology -- Su-torai-tal ("people-action-study")
Proctology -- Pekh-mev-tal
Psychiatry -- Kashkau-tal ("mind-study")
Psychology -- Kloshai-tal ("behavior-study")
Seismology -- Solektra-hutaya-tal
Selenology -- Aikum-tal ("moon-study")
Sociology -- Shila-tal ("community-study")
Speleology -- Tauk-tal ("cave-study")
Synecology -- Su-malat-tal ("people-nature-study")
Tectonics -- Solektra-dvun-tal ("land-motion-study")
Toxicology -- Gisam-tal ("poison-study")
Urology -- Vazh-ek'ur-tal
Vulcanology -- Zul-kunel-tal ("volcano-study")
Vulcantology -- Vuhlkansu-tal ("vulcan(s)-study")
Xenobiology -- Akan-ha-tal ("alien-life-study")
Zoology -- Aushfa-tal

Vulcan Language Institute, Vulcan Language Guide (1980)

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