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Chapter 4 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Puerile | Childish; immature |
| Orthopedics | A branch of medicine treating disorders of the skeletal system |
| Pedagogue | A teacher |
| Pedant | 1) A person who pays excessive attention to learning rules rather than understanding 2) A scholarly show-off |
| Entity | Something that has a real or independent existance |
| Nonenity | 1) A person or thing of no importance 2) Something that does not exist |
| Essence | 1) The basic element 2) A substance in concentrated form obtained from a plant or drug 3) A perfume |
| Moribund | About to die or end |
| Mortify | 1) To shame 2) To discipline oneself by denial |
| Postmortem | 1) An autopsy 2) An analysis of something that is over |
| Euthanasia | Mercy killing |
| Innate | Inborn |
| Naive | 1) Childlike 2) Gullible |
| Nascent | Coming into existence |
| Renaissence | A rebirth |