-nomy

noun combining form

Definition of -NOMY

: system of laws governing or sum of knowledge regarding a (specified) field <agronomy>

Greek -nomia, from nomos

Medical Dictionary

noun combining form -n·o·my \n-ə-mē\

plural -n·o·mies

: system of laws or sum of knowledge regarding a (specified) field <taxonomy>

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