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logy-peri vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | science dealing with the origin, races, customs, and beliefs of human kind |
| Bacteriology | science dealing with the study of bacteria |
| Biology | science dealing with the study of living organisms |
| Cardiology | science dealing with the action and diseases of the heart |
| Criminology | scientific study of crimes and criminals |
| Dermatology | science dealing with the skin and its diseases |
| Ecology | science dealing with the relation of living things to their environment and to each other |
| Ethnology | branch of anthropology dealing with the human races, their origin, distribution, culture, etc... |
| Genealogy | account of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor |
| Geology | science dealing with the earth's history as recorded in rocks |
| Meteorology | science dealing with the atmosphere and weather |
| Morphology | 1. scientific study of the forms and structures of plants and animals 2. form of structure of an organism of any of its parts |
| Mythology | account for the study of myths |
| Necrology | list of persons who have died recently; obituary |
| Neurology | scientific study of the nervous system and its diseases |
| Paleontology | science dealing with life in the remote past as recorded in fossils |
| Pathology | 1. science dealing with the nature and causes of disease 2. something abnormal |
| Petrology | scientific study of rocks |
| Physiology | science dealing with the functions of living things or their organs |
| Psychology | science of the mind |
| Sociology | study of the evolution, development, and functioning of human society |
| Technology | use of science to achieve a practical purpose; applied science; engineering |
| Theology | study of religion and religious ideas |
| Abiogenesis | spontaneous generation (development of life from lifeless matter) |
| Amphibious | 1. able to live both on land and in water 2. attacking with coordinated land, sea, and air forces |
| Antibiotic | germ killing substance produced by or derived from a microorganism |
| Autobiography | story of a person's life written by that person |
| Biochemistry | chemistry dealing with the chemical compounds processes in living plants and animals |
| Biocidal | destructive to life or living things |
| Biodegradable | capable of being readily decomposed into harmless substances by microorganisms |
| Biogenesis | development of life from preexisting life |
| Biography | story of a person's life written by another person |
| Biology | science dealing with the study of living organisms |
| Biometry | statistical analysis of biological data |
| Biopsy | diagnostic examination of a piece of tissue from the living body |
| Biota | plants and animals living in a region |
| Microbe | microscopic life-form; microorganism; germ |
| Symbiosis | living together in mutually helpful association of two dissimilar organisms |
| Anatomy | 1. dissection of plants, animals, or other things to study their structure; analysis 2. structure of a plant or animal |
| Appendectomy | surgical removal of the appendix |
| Atom | smallest particle of an element |
| Atomizer | device for converting a liquid to a fine spray |
| Dichotomy | cutting or division into two; division |
| Gastrectomy | surgical removal of part or all of the stomach |
| Lobotomy | brain surgery for treatment of certain mental disorders |
| Mastectomy | surgical removal of a breast |
| Phlebotomy | opening of a vein to diminish the blood supply |
| Tome | one volume, or "cut," of a work of several volumes, scholarly book |
| Tonsillectomy | surgical removal of the tonsils |
| Tracheotomy | surgical operation of cutting into the trachea |
| Antipodes | parts of the globe (or their inhabitants) diametrically opposite one another |
| Arthropod | invertebrate with jointed legs |
| Chiropodist | one who treats ailments of the human foot |
| Dipody | verse consisting of two feet; a dimeter |
| Podiatrist | chiropodist |
| Podium | 1. dais; raised platform 2. low wall serving as a foundation |
| Pseudopod | temporary extension of the protoplasm, as in the ameba, to enable the organism to move and take food |
| Tripod | utensil, stool, or caldron having three legs |
| Unipod | one-legged support |
| Homochromatic | having the same color; monochromatic; unicolor |
| Heterochromatic | having different colors |
| Homogeneous | of the same kind; similar; uniform |
| Heterogeneous | differing in kind; dissimilar, varied |
| Homology | similarity in structure |
| Heterology | dissimilarity in structure |
| Homomorphic | exhibiting similarity of form |
| Heteromorphic | exhibiting diversity of forms |
| Homonym | word that sounds like another but differs in meaning and spelling |
| Heteronym | word spelled like another but differing in sound and meaning |
| Homocentric | having the same center, concentric |
| Homophonic | having the same sound or voice |
| Heteroclite | deviating from the common rule; abnormal; atypical |
| Heterodox | opposed to accepted beliefs or established doctrines, especially in religion; unorthodox |
| Hyperacidity | excessive acidity |
| Hypoacidity | weak acidity |
| Hyperglycemia | excess of sugar in blood |
| Hypoglycemia | abnormally low level of sugar in the blood |
| Hypertension | abnormally high blood pressure |
| Hypotension | low blood pressure |
| Hyperthermia | especially high fever; hyperpyrexia |
| Hypothermia | subnormal body temperature |
| Hyperthyroid | marked by excessive activity of the thyroid gland |
| Hypothyroid | marked by deficient activity of the thyroid gland |
| Hyperactive | overactive |
| Hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration of statement |
| Hypercritical | overcritical |
| Hyperemia | superabundance of blood |
| Hyperopia | farsightedness |
| Hypersensitive | excessively sensitive; supersensitive |
| Hypertrophy | excessive growth or development, as of a body part |
| Hypodermic | injected under the skin |
| Hypothesis | theory of supposition assumed as a basis for reasoning |
| Hypothetical | assumed without proof for the purpose reasoning; conjectual |
| Endocrine | secreting internally |
| Exocrine | secreting externally |
| Endogamy | marriage with in the tribe, caste, or social group |
| Exogamy | marriage outside the tribe, caste, or social group |
| Endogenous | produced from with in; due to internal causes |
| Exogenous | produced from without, due to external causes |
| Endoskeleton | internal skeleton or supporting framework in an animal |
| Exoskeleton | hard protective structure developed outside the body, as the shell of a lobster |
| Endosmosis | osmosis inward |
| Exosmosis | osmosis outward |
| Endocarditis | inflammation of the lining of the heart |
| Endoderm | membrane like tissue lining the digestive tract |
| Endoparasite | parasite living on the inside of its host |
| Endophyte | plant growing with in another plant |
| Exoteric | known externally (outside a select group; publicly) readily understandable |
| Exotic | 1. introduced from another country 2. strikingly unusual; strange |
| Anarchy | total absence of rule or government; confusion |
| Autarchy | rule by an absolute sovereign |
| Hierarchy | body of rulers or officials grouped in ranks, each being subordinate to the rank above it; pecking order |
| Matriarchy | form of social organization in which the mother rules the family or tribe, descent being traced through the mother |
| Monarchy | state ruled over by a single person, as a king or queen |
| Oligarchy | form of government in which a few people have power |
| Patriarchy | form of social organization in which the father rules the family or tribe, descent being traced through the father |
| Geocentric | measured from the earth's center; having the earth as a center |
| Geodetic | pertaining to geodesy (mathematics dealing with the earths shape and dimension) |
| Geography | study of the earth's surface, climate, continents, people, products |
| Geology | science dealing with the earth's history as recorded in rocks |
| Geometry | mathematics dealing with the lines, angles, surfaces, and solids |
| Geomorphic | pertaining to the shape of the earth or the form of its surface |
| Geophysics | science treating of the forces that modify the earth |
| Geopolitics | study of government and its policies affected by physical geography |
| Geoponics | art or science of agriculture |
| Georgric | agricultural, poem on husbandry ( farming) |
| Geotropism | response to earth's gravity, as the growing of roots downward in teh ground |
| apogee | farthest point from the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body, culmination |
| geo | earth, ground |
| archy | rule |
| endo | within |
| exo | out of, outside |
| hyper | over, above, beyond the ordinary |
| hypo | under, beneath less than the ordinary |
| homo | one and the same, like |
| hetero | different |
| pod | foot |
| tomy | cutting, operation of incision |
| bio | life |
| logy | science, study, account |
| path (patho, pathy) | 1. feeling, suffering 2. disease |
| antipathy | aversion, dislike |
| apathy | lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or excitement; indifference |
| empathy | complete understanding of another's feelings, ,motives |
| pathetic | arousing pity |
| pathos | quality in drama, speech, literature, music, or events that arouses a feeling of pity or sadness |
| sympathy | sharing of another's trouble, compassion |
| telepathy | transference of the thoughts and feelings of one person to another by no apparent means of communication |
| homeopathy | treatment of disease with minute doses of a remedy that, if given in massive does to healthy persons, would produce effects like those of the disease |
| osteopath | practitioner of osteopathy (treatment of diseases by manipulation of bones, muscles, nerves, etc...) |
| pathogenic | causing disease |
| amorphous | having no definite form; shapeless; unorganized |
| morph | form |
| anthropomorphic | attributing human form or characteristics to beings not human, especially gods |
| dimorphous | occuring under two distinct forms |
| endomorphic | having a form deriving largely from the embryo's inner layer; having a heavy body build |
| heteromorphic | exhibiting diversity of form |
| metamorphosis | change of form |
| monomorphic | having a single form |
| morphology | 1. branch of biology dealing with the from of structure of animals and plants 2. form and structure of an organism or any of its parts |
| pericardium | membranous sac enclosing the heart |
| perigee | nearest point to the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body |
| perihelion | nearest point to the sun in the orbit of a heavenly body |
| peri | around, about, near, enclosing |
| perimeter | whole outer boundary or measurement of a surface or figure |
| periodontics | branch of dentistry dealing with the diseases of the bone and gum tissues supporting the teeth |
| peripatetic | traveling about; itinerant |
| peripheral | on the periphery, outside or away from the central part, only slightly connected with what is essential, merely incidental |
| periscope | instrument permitting those in a submarine a view of the surface |
| peristalsis | wavelike contraction of the walls of the intestines, which propels contents outward |
| peristyle | 1. row of columns around a building or court 2. the space so enclosed |
| peritonitis | inflammation of the peritoneum (membrane lining the abdominal cavity and surrounding the organs with in it) |
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