chap 4, part 3 Flashcards

40645664	abiogenesis	spontaneous generation	0
40645665	amphibious	able to live both on land and in water	1
40645666	anatomy	dissection of plants, animals, or other things to study their structure; analysis	2
40645667	anthropology	science dealing with the origin, races, customs, and beliefs of humankind	3
40645668	antibiotic	germ-killing substance produced by or derived from a mircroorganism	4
40645669	antipodes	parts of the globe diametrically opposite to each other	5
40645670	appendectomy	surgical removal of the appendix	6
40645671	arthropod	invertebrate (animal with no backbone) with jointed legs such as insects	7
40645672	atom	smallest particle of an element	8
40645673	atomizer	device for converting a liquid to a fine spray	9
40645674	autobiography	story of a person's life written by that person	10
40645675	bacteriology	science dealing with the study of bacteria	11
40645676	biochemistry	chemistry dealing with chemical compounds and processes in living plants and animals	12
40645677	biocidal	destructive to life or living things	13
40645678	biodegradable	capable of being readily decomposed into harmless substances by microorganisms	14
40645679	biogenesis	development of life from preexisting life	15
40645680	biography	story of a person's life written by another person	16
40645681	biology	science dealing with the study of living organisms	17
40645682	biometry	statistical analysis of biological data	18
40645683	biopsy	diagnostic examination of a piece of tissue from the living body	19
40645684	biota	plants or flora and animals or fauna living in a region	20
40645685	cardiology	science dealing with the action and diseases of the heart	21
40645686	chiropodist	one who treats ailments of the human foot	22
40645687	criminology	scientific study of crimes and criminals	23
40645688	dermatology	science dealing with the skin and its diseases	24
40645689	dichotomy	cutting or division into two; division	25
40645690	dipody	verse consisting of two feet; dimeter	26
40645691	ecology	science dealing with the relation of living things to their environment and to each other	27
40645692	ethnology	branch of anthropology dealing with human races, their origin, distribution, culture, etc.	28
40645693	gastrectomy	surgical removal of part or all of the stomach	29
40645694	genealogy	account of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor	30
40645695	geology	science dealing with the earth's history as recorded in rocks	31
40645696	heterochromatic	having different colors	32
40645697	heteroclite (adj)	deviating from the common rule; abnormal; atypical	33
40645698	heteroclite (n)	person or thing deviating from the common rule	34
40645699	heterodox	opposed to accepted beliefs or established doctrines, especially in religion; unorthodox	35
40645700	heterogeneous	differing in kind; dissimilar; varied	36
40645701	heterology	dissimilarity in structure	37
40645702	heteromorphic	exhibiting diversity of form	38
40645703	heteronym	words spelled the same, but differing in sound and meaning	39
40645704	homocentric	concentric; having the same center	40
40645705	homochromatic	monochromatic; unicolor; having the same color	41
40645706	homogeneous	similar; uniform; of the same kind	42
40645707	homology	similarity in structure	43
40645708	homomorphic	exhibing similarity in form	44
40645709	homonym	words that sound alike but differ in meaning and spelling	45
40645710	homophonic	having the same sound or voice	46
40645711	hyperacidity	excessive acidity	47
40645712	hyperactive	overactive	48
40645713	hyperbole	extravagant exaggeration of statement	49
40645714	hypercritical	overcritical	50
40645715	hyperemia	superabundance of blood	51
40645716	hyperglycemia	excess of sugar in the blood	52
40645717	hyperopia	farsightedness	53
40645718	hypersensitive	excessively sensitive; supersensitive	54
40645719	hypertension	abnormally high blood pressure	55
40645720	hyperthermia	hyperpyrexia; especially high fever	56
40645721	hyperthyroid	marked by excessive activity of the thyroid gland	57
40645722	hypertrophy	excessive growth or development, as of a body part	58
40645723	hypoacidity	weak acidity	59
40645724	hypodermic	injected under the skin	60
40645725	hypoglycemia	abnormally low level of sugar in the blood	61
40645726	hypotension	low blood pressure	62
40645727	hypothermia	subnormal body temperature	63
40645728	hypothesis	theory or supposition assumed as a basis for reasoning	64
40645729	hypothetical	conjectural; assumed without proof for the purpose of reasoning	65
40645730	hypothyroid	marked by deficient activity of the thyroid gland	66
40645731	lobotomy	brain surgery for treatment of certain mental disorders	67
40645732	mastectomy	surgical removal of a breast	68
40645733	meteorology	science dealing with the atmosphere and weather	69
40645734	microbe	microscopic life form; microorganism; germ	70
40645735	morphology	scientificstudy of the forms and structures of plants and animals or of an organism or any of its parts	71
40645736	mythology	account or study of myths	72
40645737	necrology	list of persons who have died recently; obituary	73
40645738	neurology	scientific study of the nervous system and its diseases	74
40645739	paleontology	science dealing with life in the remote past as recorded in fossils	75
40645740	pathology	science dealing with the nature and causes of disease; something abnormal	76
40645741	petrology	scientific study of rocks	77
40645742	phlebotomy	opening of a vein to diminish the blood supply	78
40645743	physiology	science dealing with the functions of living things or their organs	79
40645744	podiatrist	chiropodist	80
40645745	podium	dais; raised platform	81
40645746	pseudopod	temporary extension of the protoplasm, as in the ameba, to enable the organism to move and take in food	82
40645747	psychology	science of the mind	83
40645748	sociology	study of the evolution, development, and functioning of human society	84
40645749	symbiosis	living together in mutually helpful association of two dissimilar organisms	85
40645750	technology	use of science to achieve a practical purpose; applied science; engineering	86
40645751	theology	study of religion and religious ideas	87
40645752	tome	one volume of a work of several volumes; scholarly book	88
40645753	tonsillectomy	surgical removal of the tonsils	89
40645754	tracheotomy	surgical operation of cutting into the trachea (windpipe)	90
40645755	tripod	utensil, stool, or caldron having three legs	91
40645756	unipod	one-legged support	92
40645757	logy	science, study, account	93
40645758	bio	life	94
40645759	tomy	cutting, operation of incision	95
40645760	pod	foot	96
40645761	homo	one and the same, like	97
40645762	hetero	different	98
40645763	hyper	over, above, beyond the ordinary	99
40645764	hypo	under, beneath, less than the ordinary	100
40645765	abiogenesis (A)	biogenesis (A)	101
40645766	homophonic (A)	polyphonic (A)	102
40645767	heterodox (A)	orthodox (A)	103
40645768	hypertrophy (A)	atrophy (A)	104
40645769	hyperopia (A)	myopia (A)	105
40645770	biodegradable (A)	nonbiodegradable (A)	106