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That part of anatomy which treats of ligaments.

The science, or the scientific treatment, of synonymous words.

That part of anatomy which treats of joints; arthrology.

That part of grammar which treats of the construction of sentences; the due arrangement of words in sentences in their necessary relations, according to established usage in any language.

s into systems; -- the opposite of Ant: analysis. Analysis and synthesis, though commonly treated as two different methods, are, if properly understood, only the two necessary parts of the same method. Each is the relative and correlative of the other. Sir W. Hamilton.

That branch of medicine which treats of syphilis.

The doctrine of, or a treatise upon, systems. Dunglison.

A ceremonial treatise related to Puranic and magic literature; esp., one of the sacred works of the worshipers of Sakti. -- Tan"tric (-trik), a.

eign consuls and commissioners associated with taotais as superintendants of trade at the treaty ports are ranked with the taotai.

That division of the natural sciences which treats of the classification of animals and plants; the laws or principles of classification.

One of the series of boilers in which the cane juice is treated in making sugar; especially, the last boiler of the series. Ure.

One skilled in technology; one who treats of arts, or of the terms of arts.

That branch of biological science which treats of monstrosities, malformations, or deviations from the normal type of structure, either in plants or animals.

The doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations; a treatise on terms.

The science which treats of testaceans, or shellfish; the description of shellfish. [R.]

who do not separate the Myxophyta from the Tallophyta as a distinct phylum the latter is treated as the lowermost group in the vegetable kingdom.

That department of philosophy which treats of the being, perfections, and government of God, and the immortality of the soul. Krauth-Fleming.

of heathen theology which deals with the origin and descent of the deities; also, a poem treating of such genealogies; as, the Theogony of Hesiod.

or pertaining to theology, or the science of God and of divine things; as, a theological treatise. -- The`o*log"ic*al*ly, adv.

The science of God or of religion; the science which treats of the existence, character, and attributes of God, his laws and government, the doctrines we are to believe, and the duties we are to practice; divinity; (as more commonly understood) "the knowledge derivable from the Scriptures, the systematic exhibition of…