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== P == Paedology – Study of children's behavior and development Paidonosology – study of children's diseases; pediatrics Palaeoanthropology – Study of ancient humans Palaeobiology – Study of organic evolution using fossils Palaeoclimatology – Study of changes in ancient climate Palaeoichthyology – study of ancient fish Palaeolimnology – Scientific study of ancient lakes and streams Palaeontology – Study of life before the Holocene epoch Palaeopedology – Discipline studying soils of the past eras Paleobotany – Study of organic evolution of plants based on fossils Paleo-osteology – study of ancient bones Paleoseismology – Study of earthquakes that happened in the past Palynology – Study of pollen and other acid-resistant microoscopic organic material Papyrology – Scientific study of ancient manuscripts Paradoxology – Logically self-contradictory statementPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets – study of paradoxes Parapsychology – Study of paranormal and psychic phenomena Parasitology – Study of parasites, their hosts, and the relationship between them Paroemiology – study of proverbs Parthenology – study of virgins Particle physics – Study of subatomic particles and forces Pathology – Study of disease Pedagogics – Theory and practice of educationPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Pedology – Study of soils in their natural environment Pelology – study of mud Penology – Subfield of criminology – study of crime and punishment Periodontology, also known as Periodontics – Field of dentistry Pestology – Scientific study of insectsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets – science of pests Petrology – Study of rocks in geology Pharmacognosy – Study of drugs obtained from natural sources Pharmacology – Science of drugs and medications and their effects Pharology – Scientific study of lighthouses and signal lights Pharyngology – study of the throat Phenology – Study of periodic events in biological life cycles Phenomenology – Philosophical method and schools of philosophy – study of phenomena Philology – Study of language in historical sources Philosophy – Study of general and fundamental questions – science of knowledge or wisdom Phoniatrics – Sudy and treatment of organs involved in speech production Phonetics – Study of how humans produce and perceive sounds Phonology – Study of sound organization in languages Photobiology – Scientific study of light's effect on living organisms Photonics – Technical applications of optics – study of photons Phraseology – Linguistic study of phrases Phycology – Branch of biology concerned with the study of algae Phylogenetics, also known as Phylogeny – Study of evolutionary relationships between organisms Physics – Scientific field of study Physiology – Science regarding functions in organisms or living systems Phytology, also known as Botany – Study of plant life Piscatology – study of fishes Pisteology – science or study of faith Planetary science, also known as Planetology – Science of planets and planetary systems Plumology – Study of feathers Plutology – political economy; study of wealth Pneumatics – Use of pressurised gas in mechanical systems – study of mechanics of gases Pneumonology – Study of respiratory diseases Podiatry, also known as Podology – Medicine branch focusing on the human lower extremities Political science – Scientific study of politics and social science Polemology – Multidisciplinary study of war Pomology – Study of fruits and their cultivation Pogonology – Hair on the chin, lower face and neckPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets – study of beards Posology – Study of dosage of medicines Potamology – Study of rivers Pragmatics – Branch of linguistics and semiotics relating context to meaning Praxeology – Theory of human action Primatology – Scientific study of primates Proctology – Study of the structure and diseases of the anus, rectum, and sigmoid colon Protistology – Scientific discipline devoted to the study of protists – study of protists Proxemics – Study of human use of space and the effects that population density has on behavior Psephology – Quantitative scientific analysis of elections and balloting (within political science) – study of election results and voting trends Pseudology – art or science of lying Pseudoptics – study of optical illusions Psychobiology – Neuroscience of behaviour Psychogenetics – Study of genetic-environment interactions influencing behaviour – study of internal or mental states Psychognosy – study of mentality, personality or character Psycholinguistics – Study of relations between psychology and language Psychology – Study of mental functions and behaviors Psychopathology – Scientific study of mental disorders Psychophysics – Branch of knowledge relating physical stimuli and psychological perception Pteridology – Class of vascular plantsPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets – study of ferns Pterylology – study of distribution of feathers on birds Punnology – study of puns Pyretology – study of fevers Pyrgology – study of towers Pyroballogy – study of artillery Pyrography – Art or decoration made from burn marks – study of woodburning Pyrotechnics – Science of creating combustibles and explosives for entertainment – study of combustion through fire or explosions
== Q == Quantum computing – Computer hardware technology that uses quantum mechanics – the exploitation of collective properties of quantum states, such as superposition and entanglement, to perform computation. Quantum mechanics – Description of physical properties at the atomic and subatomic scale – a fundamental theory in physics which describes nature at the smallest scales of energy levels of atoms and subatomic particles Quantum physics – Description of physical properties at the atomic and subatomic scale – the study of matter and energy at the most fundamental level Queer theory – Field of critical theory – study of issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity Quinology – study of quinine.