subscience

Etymology

From sub- + science.

subscience means A scientific discipline that forms part of a larger science. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.

noun

A scientific discipline that forms part of a larger science.“Neurology, after all, is a subscience of anatomy — the symptoms of brain disorders are directly related to the sites of lesions — yet many neurology residencies no longer require brain-cutting time.”