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vocab test bio, logy
coriaty vocab test 3/24
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anthropology (n) | science dealing with the origin, races, customs, and beliefs of humanity |
| bacteriology (n) | science dealing with the study of bacteria |
| biology (n) | science dealing with the study of living organisms |
| cardiology (n) | science dealing with the action and diseases of the heart |
| criminology (n) | scientific study of crimes and criminals |
| dermatology (n) | science dealing with the skin and its diseases |
| ecology (n) | science dealing with the relation of living things to their environment and to each other |
| ethnology (n) | branch of anthropology dealing with human races, their origin, distribution, culture, etc. |
| genealogy (n) | account of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor |
| geology (n) | science dealing with the earth's history as recorded in rocks |
| meteorology (n) | science dealing with the atmosphere and weather |
| morphology (n) | 1. scientific study of the forms and structures of plants and animals 2. form and structure of an organism or any of its parts |
| mythology (n) | account of study of myths |
| necrology (n) | list of persons who have died recently |
| neurology (n) | scientific study of the nervous system and its diseases |
| paleontology (n) | science dealing with life in the remote past as recorded in fossils |
| pathology (n) | 1. science dealing with the nature and causes of disease 2. something abnormal |
| petrology (n) | scientific study of rocks |
| physiology (n) | science dealing with the functions of living things or their organs |
| psychology (n) | science of the mind |
| sociology (n) | study of the evolution, development, and functioning of human society |
| technology (n) | engineering |
| theology (n) | study of religion and religious ideas |
| biology (n) | science dealing with the study of living organisms |
| abiogenesis (n) | spontaneous generation |
| amphibious (n) | 1. able to live both on land and in water 2. attacking with coordinated land, sea, and air forces |
| antibiotic (n) | germ-killing substance produced by or derived from a microorganism |
| autobiography (n) | story of a person's life written by that person |
| biochemistry (n) | chemistry dealing with chemical compounds and processes in living plants and animals |
| biocidal (adj) | destructive to life or living things |
| biodegradable (adj) | capable of being readily decomposed into harmless substances by microorganisms |
| biogenesis (n) | development of life from preexisting life |
| biography (n) | story of a person's life written by another person |
| biometry (n) | statistical analysis of biological data |
| biopsy (n) | diagnostic examination of a piece of tissue from the living body |
| biota (n) | plants (flora) and animals (fauna) living in a region |
| microbe (n) | germ |
| symbiosis (n) | living together in mutually helpful association of two dissimilar organisms |
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