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58 Cards in this Set
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anthropology
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science dealing with origins, races, customs, and beliefs of humankind
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ecology
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science dealing with the relation of living things to their environment and to eachother
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ethnology
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branch of anthropology dealing with human races, origin, distribution, culture...ect
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necrology
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a list of persons who have recently died
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pathology
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science dealing with the nature and causes of disease; 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 livings things or their organs
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sociology
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study of the evolution, development, and functioning of human society
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biochemistry
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chemistry dealing with the chemical compunds and processes in living plants and animals
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biology
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science dealing with the study of living organisms
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biometry
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statistical calculation of the probable duration of human life
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biometrics
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statistical analysis of biologic data
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biota
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the living plants and living animals of a region
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tome
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one volume, or "cut", of a work of several volumes; scholarly book
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antipodes
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parts of the globe diametrically opposite
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anthropod
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invertabrate with jointed legs
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dipody
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line of poetry consisting of two feet; a dimeter
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pseudopod
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temporary extension of the protoplasm to enable the organism to move and take in food
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homology
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similarity of structure
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heterology
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lack of correspondance between parts
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homonym
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sounds the same but different spelling and meaning
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heteronym
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spelled the same but different sound and meaning
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heteroclite
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person or thing deviating from the common rule
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hyperglycemia
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excess of sugar in the blood
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hypertension
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high blood pressure
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hyperthermia
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hyperpyrexia
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hyperopia
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farsightedness
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hypodermic
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injected under the skin
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endocrine
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secreting internally
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endogamy
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marriage within the tribe, caste, or social group
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endogenous
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produced from within; due to internal causes
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endocarditis
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inflammation of the lining of the heart
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endoderm
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membranelike tissue lining the digestive tract
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endophyte
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plant growing within another plant
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exoteric
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external; exterior; readily understandable
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autarchy
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rule by an absolute sovereign
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heirarchy
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body of rulers or officials grouped in ranks, each being subordinate to the rank above it
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geocentric
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measured from the earth's center
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geodedic
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mathematics dealing with the earths shape and dimensions
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geology
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science dealing with the earth's history as recorded in rocks
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geomorphic
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pertaining to the shape of the earth or the form of its surface
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geophysics
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science treating of the forces that modify the earth
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geopolitics
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study of the government and its policies as affected by physical geography
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geoponics
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art or science of agriculture
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georgic
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agricultural; poem on farming
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geotropism
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response to earth's gravity, as the growing of roots downward in the ground
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apathy
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lack of feeling or emotion
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pathos
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quality on drama, speech, literature, music, or events that arouses a feeling of pity or sadness
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homeopathy
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system of medical practice that treats disease by giving small doses of a remedy which, if given to helthy people, would produce symptoms of the disease
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anthropomorphic
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attributing human form or characteristis to being not human, especially gods
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morphology
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branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of animals and plants
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pericardium
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membranous sac enclosing the heart
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perihelion
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nearest point to the sun in the orbit of a planet or comet
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periodontics
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branch of dentistry dealing with mouth diseases
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peripheral
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outside or away from the central part
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periphrastic
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expressed in a roundabout way
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peristyle
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row of columns around a building or court
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peritonitis
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inflammation of the membrane lining the abdominal cavity and covering the organs (peritoneum)
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