Additional usage as a suffix Per metonymy, words ending in -logy are sometimes used to describe a subject rather than the study of it (e.g., technology). This usage is particularly widespread in medicine; for example, pathology is often used simply to refer to "the disease" itself (e.g., "We haven't found the pathology yet") rather than "the study of a disease".
Addi.tional usage as a suf:fix Per metonymy, words ending in -logy are sometimes used to describe a sub!ject rather than the study of it (e.g., technology). This usage .is particularly widespread in medicine; for example, pathology is often used simply to refer to "the disea.se" itself (e.g., "We haven't found the pathology yet") rather than "the study of a disease".