Vocab lesson 4
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- gastrectomy
- surgical removal of part or all of the stomach
- anthropod
- any invertebrate (animal with no backbone) with jointed legs (ex: insect)
- lobotomy
- brain surgery for treatment of certain medical disorders
- chiropodist
- one who treats ailments of the human foot
- anatomy
- 1) dissection of plants, animals, or anything else for the purpose of studying their structure. 2)structure of a plant or animal
- mastectomy
- surgical removal of a breast
- dipody
- verse (line of poetry) consisting of two feet; a dimeter
- heterochromatic
- having different colors
- unipod
- one-legged support
- hypoacidity
- weak acidity
- hyperthermia
- especially high fever; hyperpyrexia
- hypothyroid
- marked by deficient activity of the thyroid gland
- hyperemia
- superabundance of blood
- hypodermic
- injected under the skin
- exocrine
- secreting externally
- exogenous
- produced from without; due to external causes
- exosmosis
- osmosis outward
- endophyte
- plant growing within another plant
- anarchy
- total absence of rule or government; confusion; disorder
- matriarchy
- form of social organization in which the mother rules the family or tribe, descent being traced through the mother
- patriarchy
- form of social organization in which the father rules the family or tribe, descent being traced through the father
- geography
- study of the earth's surface, climate, continents, people, products, etc.
- geomorphic
- pertaining to the shape of the earth or the form of its surface
- geoponics
- 1) art or science of agriculture 2) poem on husbandry(farming)
- apogee
- farthest point from the earth in the orbit of a satellite
- apathy
- lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or excitement; indifference
- pathos
- quality in drama, speech, literature, music, or events that arouses a feeling of pity or sadness
- homeopathy
- system of medical practice that treats disease by administering minute doses of a remedy which, if given to healthy persons, would practice symptoms of the disease treated
- pathological
- due to disease
- anthromorphic
- attributing human form or characteristics to beings not human, especially gods
- heteromorphic
- exhibiting diversity of form
- morphology
- 1) branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of animals and plants 2) form and structure of an organisms or any of its parts
- perimeter
- the whole outer boundary or measurement of a surface or figure
- periphrastic
- expressed in a roundabout way
- peristyle
- 1) row of columns around a building or court 2) the space so enclosed
- appendectomy
- surgical removal of the appendix
- phlebotomy
- opening of a vein to diminish the blood supply
- podiatrist
- chiropodist
- homogeneous
- of the same kind; similar
- homonym
- word that sounds like another but differs in meaning and spelling
- homophonic
- having the same sound
- hyperglycemia
- excess of sugar in the blood
- hypothermia
- subnormal body temperature
- hyperactive
- overactive
- hyperopia
- farsightedness
- hypothesis
- theory or supposition assumed as a basis for reasoning
- endogamy
- marriage within the tribe, caste, or social group
- endoskeleton
- internal skeleton or supporting framework in an animal
- endocarditis
- inflammation of the lining of the heart
- exoteric
- external; exterior; readily understandable
- autarchy
- rule by an absolute sovereign
- monarchy
- state ruled over by a single person, as a king or queen
- geocentric
- measured from the earth's center, having the earth as a center
- geology
- science dealing with the eath's history as recorded in rocks
- geophysics
- science treating of the forces that modify the earth
- georgic
- agricultural
- perigee
- nearest point to the earth in the orbit of a satellite
- empathy
- the complete understanding of another's feelings, motives
- sympathy
- a sharing of another's troubles; compassion
- osteopath
- practitioner of osteopathy (treatment of diseases by manipulation of bones, muscles, nerves, etc.)
- psychopathic
- 1) pertaining to mental disease 2) insane
- dimorphous
- occurring under two distinct forms
- metamorphosis
- change of form
- monomorphic
- having a single form
- pericardium
- membranous sac enclosing the heart
- periodontics
- branch of dentistry dealing with the diseases of the bone and gum tissues supporting the teeth
- periscope
- instrument permitting those in submarine a view of the surface
- peritonitis
- inflammation of the peritoneum (membrane lining of the abdominal cavity and covering the organs)
- tome
- one volume, or "cut" of a work of several volumes.
- podium
- 1) raised platform, 2)low wall serving as a foundation
- homology
- fundamental similarity of structure
- heteronym
- word spelled like another, but differing in sound and meaning
- heteroclite
- deviating from the common rule; atypical
- hypoglycemia
- abnormally low level of sugar in the blood
- atom
- smallest particle of an element; indivisible
- tonsillectomy
- surgical removal of the tonsils
- pseudopod
- temporary extension of the protoplasm, as in the ameba, to enable the organism to move and take in food.
- heterology
- lack of correspondence between parts
- atomizer
- device for converting a liquid to a fine spray
- tracheotomy
- surgical operation of cutting into the windpipe (trachea)
- tripod
- utensil, stool, or cauldron having three legs
- homomorphic
- exhibiting similarity of form
- heterodox
- opposed to accepted beliefs or established doctrines
- hypertension
- abnormally high blood pressure
- hyperbole
- extravagant exaggeration of statement
- hypersensitive
- excessively sensitive
- hypothetical
- assumed without proof for the purpose of reasoning; conjectural
- exogamy
- marriage outside the tribe, caste, or social group
- exoskeleton
- hard protective structure developed outside the body, as the shell of a lobster
- endoderm
- membranelike tissue lining of the digestive tract
- exotic
- 1)introduced from a foreign country, not native 2)excitingly strange
- hierarchy
- body of rulers or officials grouped in ranks, each being subordinate to the rank above it
- oligarchy
- form of government in which a few people have the power
- geodetic
- pertaining to geodesy (mathemetics dealing with the earth's shape and dimensions)
- geometry
- mathematics dealing with lines, angles, surfaces, and solids
- geopolitics
- study of government and its policies as affected by physical geography
- geotropism
- response to earth's gravity, as the growing of roots downward in the ground
- antipathy
- aversion; dislike
- pathetic
- arousing pity
- telepathy
- transference of the thoughts and feelings of one person to another by no apparent means of communication
- pathogenic
- causing disease
- amorphous
- without definite form; shapeless
- endomorphic
- occurring within; internal
- perihelion
- nearest point to the sun in the orbit of a planet or comet
- peripheral
- 1) outside or away from the central part 2) only slightly connected with what is essential
- peristalsis
- waveline contraction of the walls of the intestines which propels contents onward
- dichotomy
- cutting or division into two; division
- antipodes
- parts of the globe (or their inhabitatns) diametrically opposite
- homochromatic
- having the same color
- homocentric
- having the same center; concentric
- hyperacidity
- excessive acidity
- hypotension
- low blood pressure
- hyperthyroid
- marked by excessive activity of the thyroid gland
- hypercritical
- overcritical
- hypertrophy
- enlargement of a body part or organ, as from excessive use
- endocrine
- secreting internally
- endogenous
- produced from within; due to internal causes
- endosmosis
- osmosis inward
- endoparasite
- parasite living in the internal organs of an animal