vitology

Meanings

1. An approach to healthy living promoted in the late 19th and early 20th century.
2. The scientific study of life at the cellular level.
3. An African worldview that unites life, consciousness, behavior, and culture.
4. The study or existence of virtual or computer-augmented life.
5. The model of the life force (chi) in traditional Chinese medicine and philosophy.
6. Life sciences in general.

1. The horticulture of vineyards.

Etymology

From Latin vīta (“life”), from vīvō (“to live”), + -ology.