glossology

noun4

1. •
   The science of language; linguistics.

   • If all nations spoke one and the same language, much of the time now spent in the study of Glossology, would be saved. — 1841
2. •
   The diagnosis of disease by examination of the tongue.

   • Moreover, the Classic of Internal Medicine recorded that tongue diagnosis, or glossology, can be used to predict the prognosis of a disease. — 1989
3. •
   The definition and explanation of terms in constructing a glossary.

   • And in the sanctified, post-exorcist intercourse which leads to conception, Margrethe appears 'obediently', speaking in initiated, divine tongues, interpreted by 'the friends': glossology. — 1992
4. •
   The naming of parts of plants.