Vocabulary: words derived from Greek: Logy
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 logy | science, study, account |
| anthropology | science dealing with the origin, races, customs, and beliefs of humankind |
| bacteriology | science dealing with the study of bacteria |
| biology | science dealing with the study of living organisms |
| cardiology | science dealing with the action and diseases of the heart |
| criminology | scientific study of crimes and criminals |
| dermatology | science dealing with the skin and its diseases |
| ecology | science dealing with the relation of living things to their environment and to each other |
| ethnology | branch on anthropology dealing with human races, their origin, distribution, culture, etc. |
| genealogy | account of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor |
| geology | science dealing with the earth's history as recorded in rocks |
| meteorology | science dealing with the atmosphere and weather |
| morphology | 1. scientific study of the forms and structures of plants and animals 2. form and structure of an organism or any of its parts |
| mythology | account or study of myths |
| necrology | list of persons who have died recently, obituary |
| neurology | scientific study of the nervous system and its diseases |
| paleontology | science dealing with life in the remote past as recorded in fossils |
| pathology | science dealing with the nature and causes of disease. something abnormal |
| petrology | scientific study of rocks |
| physiology | science dealing with the funtions of living things or their organs |
| pyschology | science of the mind |
| sociology | study of the evolution, development, and functioning of human society |
| technology | use of science to achieve a practical purpose, applied science, engineering |
| theology | study of religion and religious ideas |
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