myology

noun

Etymology: From myo- + -logy.

1. The physiological study of muscles.

   “Examination of the myology of the Comephoridae, an endemic fish family in Lake Baikal, has revealed their morphological peculiarities.”

   “Given this, there is an urgent need for detailed compared behavioural and anatomical studies of dasyurids, especially focused on osteology, myology and arthrology.”