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58 Cards in this Set
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anthropology
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the study of humankind
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bacteriology
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study of bacteria
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biology
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the study of living things
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cardiology
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the study of the heart
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criminology
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the study of crime and criminials
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dermatology
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study of the skin
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ecology
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study of the relations of living things and their enviorment
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ethnology
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study of cultures
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genealogy
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the study of family ancestry
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geology
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study of the physical history of the earth
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meteorology
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the study of the atmospheric conditions of a place
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mythology
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the study of myths
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necrology
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obituary
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neurology
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study of the brain
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paleontology
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study of dinosaurs
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pathology
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the study of diseases
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petrology
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the study of rocks
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physiology
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study of the physical and chemical processes in organisms
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psychology
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science of mental states and processes
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sociology
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the study of origin, development, or functioning of human society
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technology
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study of how to improve peoples life through industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science
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theology
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study of divine things or religious truth
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abiogenesis
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spontaneous generation (disproved theory)
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amphibious
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belonging to both land and water
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antibiotic
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chemicals with the ability to kill microorganisms
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autobiography
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account of life story written by the person to whom the events pertain to
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biochemistry
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the science of dealing with the chemistry of living matter
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biocidal
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a chemical that destroys life
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biodegradable
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capable of decaying through the action of living organisms
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biogenesis
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he production of living organisms from other living organisms
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biography
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life story written by someone else
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biology
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study of living things
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biometry
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calculation on the probable duration of human life
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biopsy
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to remove for diagnostic evaluation
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biota
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the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period
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microbe
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a microorgansim
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symbiosis
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any mutual relationship between two people
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Anatomy
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study of the human body
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appendectomy
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excision of the vermiform appendix
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atom
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a hypothetical particle of matter so minute as to admit of no division.
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atomizer
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reducing liquids to a fine spray
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dichotomy
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division of two parts
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gastrectomy
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partial or total excision of the stomach
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lobotomy
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severing of the frontal cortex from the rest of the brain to treat unmanageable mentally ill patients (banned)
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mastectomy
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the operation of removing all or part of the breast or mamma
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phlebotomy
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the act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood as a therapeutic measure
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tome
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a combining form with the meanings “cutting instrument” (microtome; osteotome), “segment, somite” (sclerotome), used in the formation of compound words.
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tonsillectomy
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the operation of excising or removing one or both tonsils
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tracheotomy
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the operation of cutting into the trachea
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antipodes
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a direct or exact opposite
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arthropod
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an invertabrae with segmented body parts
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chiropodist
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a podiatrist
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dipody
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having two feet
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podiatrist
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a person qualified to diagnose and treat foot disorders
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podium
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a foot
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pseudopod
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A temporary footlike extension of a one-celled organism, such as an amoeba, used for moving about and for surrounding and taking in food.
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tripod
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three feet
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unipod
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one foot
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