English : Vocab Roots 11-25
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Anthropology | Science of origin, races, customs, and beliefs of mankind |
| Bacteriology | Study of bacteria |
| Biology | Study of living oraganisms |
| Cardiology | Study of the action and dieases of the heart |
| Criminology | Study of crimes and criminals |
| Dermatology | Study of the skin and dieases of it |
| Ecology | Study of relation of living things to their environment and each other |
| Enthology | Branch of anthropology human races, their origin, distribution and culture |
| Genealogy | Descent of a person or a family from an ancestor |
| Geology | Study of earth's history as recorded in rocks |
| Meterorology | Study of the atmosphere and weather |
| Morphology | Study of forms and structures of plants and animals form and study of an organims or its parts |
| Mythology | Study of myth |
| Necrology | Study of the nervous system and its dieases |
| Paleontology | Science with the nature and causes of diesease something abnormal |
| Petrology | Study of rocks |
| Physiology | Study of functions of living things or their organs |
| Psychology | Study of the mind |
| Sociology | Study of evolution, development, and functioning of human society |
| Technology | Use of science to achiece practical purpose engineering |
| Theology | Study of religion and religious ideas |
| Abiogenesis | Spontanous generation |
| Amphibious | Living in land and water Attacking with land, sea and air forces |
| Antibiotic | Germ-killing substance produced or from a microorganism |
| autobiography | story of a person's life by themselves |
| biochemistry | chemistry dealing with chemical compounds and processes in living plants and animals |
| biocidal | destructive to life |
| biodegradable | capable of being readily decomposed into harmless substances |
| biogenesis | development of living from preexisting life |
| biography | story of a persons life written by another person |
| biometry or biometrics | statistical analysis of biological data |
| biopsy | examination of a piece of tissue from the living body |
| biota | plants and animals in a region |
| microbe | microscopic life form |
| symbiosis | living together to help each other |
| anatomy | dissection of plants and animals to study their structure |
| appendectomy | surgical removal of appendix |
| atom | smallest partical of an element |
| atomizer | device that converts liquid into spray |
| dichotomy | division cutting into 2 |
| gastrectomy | surgical removal of part of the stomach |
| lobotomy | brain surgery for treatment of certain mental disorders |
| mastectomy | surgical removal of a boob |
| phlebotomy | opening of a vein to diminish blood supply |
| tome | one volume: to cut of work of several volumes scholarly book |
| tonsillectomy | surgical removal of tonsils |
| tracheotomy | operation of cutting into the trachea |
| antipodes | parts of the globe opposite of each other |
| arthropod | invertebrate with joined legs |
| chiropodist | one who treats ailments of the human foot |
| dipody | verse of poetry consisting of two feet |
| podiatrist | chiropodist (treats the human foot) |
| podium | raised platform low wall making a foundation |
| pseudopod or pseudopodium | extension of the protoplasm to allow an organism to get food |
| tripod | stool or utensil with three legs |
| unipod | one-legged support |
| homochromatic | same color |
| heterochromatic | different colors |
| homogeneous | similar |
| heterogeneous | different, varied |
| homology | similarity in structure |
| heterology | not similar in structure |
| homomorphic | similarity of form |
| heteromorphic | diversity of form |
| homonym | sounds like another word but different in meaning and spelling (right, write) |
| heteronym | word spelled like another but different in sound and meaning (bass -fish- and bass -of a drum-) |
| homocentric | same center |
| homophonic | same sound or voice |
| heteroclite | abnormal person or thing deviaying from the common rule |
| heterodox | opposed to the accepted beliefs or established writings |
| hyperacidity | excessive acidity |
| hypoacidity | weak acidity |
| hyperglycemia | excessive sugar in the blood |
| hypoglycemia | low levels of sugar in the blood |
| hypertension | abnormally high blood pressure |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| hyperthermia | high fever |
| hypothermia | low body temperature |
| hyperthyroid | excessive activity of the thyroid gland |
| hypothyroid | deficent activity of the thyroid gland |
| hyperactive | overactive |
| hyperbole | exaggeration of a statement |
| hypercritical | overcritical |
| hyperemia | lots of blood |
| hyperopia | farsightedness |
| hypersensitive | very sensitive |
| hypertrophy | excessive growth or development |
| hypodermic | injected under the skin |
| hypothesis | theory assumed as a basis for reasoning |
| hypothetical | assumed without proof for the purpose of reasoning |
| endocrine | secreting internally |
| exocrine | secreting externally |
| endogamy | marriage within (social group, caste or tribe) |
| endogenous | produced from within due to internal causes |
| exogenous | produced from without due to external causes |
| endoskeleton | internal skeleton or framework in an animal |
| exoskeleton | hard protective structure outside of the body (lobster, crab) |
| endosmosis | osmosis inward |
| exosmosis | osmosis outward |
| endocarditis | inflammation of the lining of the heart |
| endoderm | membrane like tissue lining the digestive tract |
| endoparasite | parasite inside the host |
| endophyte | plant growing within another plant |
| exoteric | know externally readily understandable |
| exotic | introduced from another country unusual, strange |
| exogamy | marriage outside of the caste, social class or tribe |
| anarchy | no government, disorder |
| autarchy | rule by absloute soverign |
| hierarchy | body of rulers or officals grouped in ranks, being subordiante to rank above |
| matriarchy | mother rules the family tribe descent being traced through mother |
| monarchy | ruled by one king or queen |
| oligarchy | few people with power |
| patriarchy | father rules the family or tribe descent traced through the father |
| geocentric | measured from the earths center earth as the center |
| geodetic | geodesy, mathematics with the earth's shape and dimensions |
| geography | study of the earths surface, climate, continents, people and products |
| geology | earths history through recorded rocks |
| geometry | math dealing with lines, angles, surfaces, and solids (measure of land) |
| geomorphic | shape of the earth or the form of its surface |
| geophysics | science treating of the forces that modify the earth |
| geopolitics | study of the government and how they affect the geography |
| geoponics | science or art of agriculture |
| georgic | agricultural poem on husbandry (farming) |
| geotropism | responce to earths gravity growing of roots downward in the ground |
| apogee | farthest point from the earth in the orbit of a body |
| antipathy | dislike |
| apathy | lack of feeling, emotion, interest or excitment |
| pathetic | arousing pity |
| empathy | understanding of another feelings or motives |
| pathos | quality in drama, speech, literature that arouses a feeling of pity of sadness |
| sympthy | sharing of another's problem, compassion |
| telepathy | transference of thoughts and feelings of one person to another by no apparent means of communication |
| homeopathy | medical practice that treats disease by administering minute doses of a remedy to a healthy person would be made sick |
| osteopath | treatment of diseases by manipulation of bones, muscles, nerves |
| pathogenic | causing diease |
| pathological | due to disease |
| psychopathic | mental disease insane |
| amorphous | no definate form shapeless unorganized |
| anthropomorphic | human form or characterists to beings not human |
| dimorphous | occuring under two forms |
| endomorphic | form from the embryo's inner layer heavy body build |
| heteromorphic | diversity of form |
| metamorphosis | change of form |
| monomorphic | having a single form |
| morphology | branch of biology - form and structure of animals and plants form and structure of organism or any of its parts |
| pericardium | membraous sac enclosing the heart |
| perigee | nearest point to the earth in the orbit of a celestrial body |
| perihelion | nearest point to the sun in the orbit of a celetrial body |
| perimeter | the perimeter of a figure |
| periodontics | branch of dentistry with dieases of bone and gum tissues |
| peripatetic | traveling about |
| peripheral | away from the central part sightly connected with what is essential device that can be used with a computer |
| periphrastic | expressed in a roundabout way circumlocutory |
| periscope | allows a submarine to look around the surface |
| peristalsis | contractions of the wall in the intestine - moves food onwards |
| peristyle | row of columns around a building space enclosed |
| peritonitis | inflammation of the membrane lining the adbominal cavity and surrounding organs |
| Logy | Science; study; account |
| Bio | Life |
| Tomy / Tom | Cutting; operation of incision |
| Pod | Foot |
| Homo | One and the same; like |
| Hetero | Different |
| Hyper | Over; above; beyond the ordinary |
| Hypo | Under; beneath; less than the ordinary |
| Endo | Within |
| Exo | Out of; outside |
| Archy | Rule |
| Geo | Earth, ground |
| Path / Patho / Pathy | Feeling; suffering OR disease |
| Morph | Form |
| Peri | Around; about; near; enclosing |
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