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23 Cards in this Set
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ANTHROPOLOGY
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science dealing with the origin, races, customs and beliefs of humankind
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BACTERIOLOGOY
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science dealing with the study of bacteria
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BIOLOGY
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science dealing with the study of living organisms
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CARDIOLOGY
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science dealing with the action and diseases of the heart
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CRIMINOLOGY
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scientific study of crimes and criminals
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DERMATALOGY
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science dealing with the skin and its diseases
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ECOLOGY
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science dealing with the relation of living things to their invironment and to each other
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ETHNOLOGY
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branch of anthropology dealing with human races, their origin, distribution, culture, etc
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GENEALOGY
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account of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor
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GEOLOGY
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science dealing with the earths history as recorded in rocks
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METEOROLOGY
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science dealing with the atmosphere and weather
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MORPHOLOGY
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1)scientific study of the forms and structures of plants and animals
2)form of structure of an organism or any of its parts |
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MYTHOLOGY
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account or study of myths
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NECROLOGY
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list of persons who have died recently; obituary
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NEUROLOGY
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scientific study of the nervous system and its diseases
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PALEONTOLOGY
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science dealing with life in the remote past as recorded in fossils
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PATHOLOGY
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1)science dealing with the nature and causes of disease
2)something abnormal |
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PETROLOGY
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scientific study of rocks
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PHYSIOLOGY
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science dealing with the functions of living things or their organs
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PSYCHOLOGY
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science of the mind
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SOCIOLOGY
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study of the evolution, development, and functioning of human society
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TECHNOLOGY
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use of science to acheieve a practical purpose; applied science; engineering
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THEOLOGY
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study of religion and religous ideas
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