Friday word: Rheology

[med_cat]

rheology,n. rhe·ol·o·gy \rē-ˈä-lə-jē\

: a science dealing with the deformation and flow of matter; also : the ability to flow or be deformed

First use: 1929

Etymology:

Greek, rheo-, flow, and -ology, science.

Examples:

Rheology of the Cerebral Circulation; The Rheology of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (titles of articles)

"These foundations, along with the additional strides made in the understanding of rheology, cerebral oxygen transport, and cerebral blood flow (CBF) augmentation, led to the formalization of
the concept of hyperdynamic therapy."  (from "Hemodilution and Fluid Management in Neurosurgery")

Comments

[sileni.livejournal.com]

For some reason, I'm really taken with this word! Like you could imagine China Mieville taking it and turning in to 'rheomancy' and inventing this whole system of magic about how things flow or deform

/babble

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

Or, unfortunately, L.E. Modesitt.

---L.

[med_cat]

I had to look both of them up...L.E. Modesitt's works sound interesting, thanks ;)