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== R == Radiobiology – Study of effects of radiation on living tissues – study of the scientific principles, mechanisms, and effects of the interaction of ionizing radiation with living matter Radiochemistry – Chemistry of radioactive materials – study of ordinary chemical reactions under radioactive circumstances Radiology – Medical specialty for imaging procedures Rheology – Study of the flow of matter, primarily in a fluid state Rheumatology – Medical speciality of inflammatory diseases Rhinology – Study of the nose and sinuses Rhochrematics – science of inventory management and the movement of products Robotics – Design, construction, use, and application of robots Rodentology – Study of rodents Runology – Study of Runic alphabets

== S == Sarcology – study of fleshy parts of the body Scatology – Study of faeces – study of excrement or obscene literature Schematonics – art of using gesture to express tones Sciagraphy – Study of perspective shadow projection – art of shading Scientific modelling – Scientific activity that produces models – study of application of models to understand a particular problem Scientific programming – Language for controlling a computer – study of programming Scripophily – Study and collection of stock and bond certificates Sedimentology – Study of natural sediments and their formation processes Seismology – Scientific study of earthquakes and propagation of elastic waves through a planet Selenodesy – Study of the surface and shape of the Moon Selenology – Structure and composition of the Moon – study of the Moon Semantics – Study of meaning in language Semantology – science of meanings of words Semasiology – Subfield of linguistic semanticsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Semiology – Study of signsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets – study of signs and signals Semiotics – Study of signs Serology – Scientific study of serum and other bodily fluids Sexology – Scientific study of human sexuality Siderology – study of iron and its alloys, including steel
Significs – Linguistic and philosophical term – science of meaning Silvics – Practice of controlling forests for timber productionPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets – study of tree's life Sindonology – Scientific analysis of the Shroud.of Turin Sinology – Area studies focused on China Sitology – Expert in nutrition and malnutritionPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets – dietetics Sociobiology – Subdiscipline of biology regarding social behavior – study of biological basis of human behaviour Socioeconomics – Branch of sociologyPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets – study of the relationship between economy and society Sociolinguistics – Study of how society affects language Sociology – Scientific study of human society and relationships Solid mechanics – Branch of mechanics concerned with solid materials and their behaviors Somatology – Branch of anthropology that studies the physical development of the human speciesPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets – science of substances Snow hydrology – Field of snow science concerning its composition and dispersion Spectrology – Study involving matter and electromagnetic radiationPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Spectroscopy – Study involving matter and electromagnetic radiation – study of spectra Speleology – Science of cave and karst systems Spermology – Reproductive structure in plants – study of seeds Sphagnology – study of peat moss Sphygmology – Study of the pulse Splanchnology – Study of the visceral organs Spongology – study of sponges Stasiology – study of political parties Statics – Branch of mechanics concerned with balance of forces in nonmoving systems Stellar astronomy – Study of stars and stellar evolution Stemmatics, also known as Stemmatology – Identification of textual variantsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets – study of relationships between text Stereochemistry – Subdiscipline of chemistry – study of chemistry of the relative spatial arrangement of atoms that form the structure of molecules and their manipulation. Stoichiology – science of elements of animal tissues Stomatology – Study of oral medicine – study of the mouth Storiology – study of folk tales Stratigraphy – Study of rock layers and their formation Stratography – art of leading an army Stylometry – Study of writing style – studying literature by means of statistical analysis Suicidology – Scientific study of suicide and self-destructive behaviors Supramolecular chemistry – Branch of chemistry – study of the chemistry of assembled molecular sub-units Symbology – Something that represents an idea, process, or physical entityPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets – study of symbols Symptomatology – Indications of a specific illness, including psychiatricPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets – study of symptoms of illness Synecology – Associated populations of species in a given areaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets – study of ecological communities Synectics – Thought process for making the strange familiar and the familiar strange – study of processes of invention Syntax – System responsible for combining morphemes into complex structures – study of sentence structure Syphilology – Sexually transmitted infectionPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets – study of syphilis Systematics – Branch of biology – study of the diversification of living forms, both past and present Systems science – Study of the nature of systems – study of systems