Chapter 6 Vocab
Parts 13-25
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- pathological
- due to disease
- tosnillectomy
- surgical removal of the tonsils
- anatomy
- dissection of plants, animals, or other things to study their structure; analysis
- anarchy
- total absence of rule or government; confusion; disorder
- goergic
- poem on husbandry
- phlebotomy
- opening of a vein to diminish the blood supply
- endo/exocrin
- secreting internally; secreting externally
- geomorphic
- pertaining to the shape of the earth or the form of its surface
- monomorphic
- having a single form
- hyper/hypoacidity
- excessive acidity; weak acidity
- pseudopod
- temporary extentsion of the protoplasm, as in the amoeba, to enable the organism to move and take in food
- peripheral
- on the periphery; outside or away from the central part, as in peripheral vision; only slightly connected with what is essential
- monarchy
- state ruled over by a single person, as a king or queen
- appendectomy
- surgical removal of the appendix
- georgic
- agricultural
- hypothetical
- assumed without proff for the purpose of reasoning; conjectural
- homeopathy
- treatment of disease with minute doses of a remedy that, if given in massive doses to a healthy person would produce effects like those of the disease
- morphology
- branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of animals and plants; form and structure of an organism or any of its parts
- geopolitics
- study of government and its policies as affected by physical geography
- geophysics
- science treating of the forces that modify the earth
- hypodermic
- injected under the skin
- amorphous
- having no definite form; shapeless; unorganized
- periscope
- instrument permitting those in a submarine a view of the surface
- atom
- smallest particle of an element
- heterodox
- opposed to accepted beliefs or established doctrines, especially in religion
- antipathy
- aversion
- hyperopia
- farsightedeness
- endo/exoskeleton
- internal skeleton or supporting framework in an animal; hard protective structure developed outside that body, as the shell of a lobster
- tripod
- utensil, stool, or cauldron having three legs
- peritonitis
- inflammation of the peritoneum
- dipody
- verse consisting of two feet; a dimeter
- heteromorphic
- exhibiting diversity of form
- pathos
- quality in drama, speech, literature, music, or events that arouses a feeling of pity or sadness
- heteroclite
- person or thing deviating from the common rule
- endoparasite
- parasite living on the insde of its host
- autarchy
- rule by an absolute sovereign
- hypercritical
- overcritical
- podium
- dais; raised platform
- endo/exogenous
- produced from within, due to internal causes; produced from withouth, due to external causes
- perihelion
- nearest point to the sun in the orbit of a heavenly body
- arthropod
- invertebrate with jointed legs e.g. insects
- podiatrist
- chiropodist
- hetero/homology
- dissimilarity in structure; similarity in structure
- endomorphic
- having a form deriving largely from the embryo's inner layer; having a heavy body build
- apogee
- farthest point from the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body; culmination
- antipodes
- parts of the globe diametrically opposite to each other
- chiropodist
- one who treats ailments of the human foot
- endophyte
- plant growing within another plant
- homophonic
- having the same sound or voice
- hetero/homonym
- word spelled like another but differing in sound and meaning; word that sounds like another but differs in meaning and spelling
- exotic
- introduced from another country; foreign; strikingly unusual; strange
- exoteric
- know externally; readily understandable
- hyper/hypothermia
- especially high fever; subnormal body temperature
- hyperactive
- overactive
- geoponics
- art or science of agriculture
- hypothesis
- theory or supposition assumed as a basis for reasoning
- metamorphosis
- change of form
- mastectomy
- surgical removal of a breast
- hyper/hypoglycemia
- excess of blood sugar; low level of blood sugar
- peripheral
- device that cane be attached to or used with a computer, such as a keyboard, monitor, printer, or scanner
- dimorphous
- occurring under two distinct forms
- peristyle
- rows of columns around a building or court
- geotropism
- response to earth's gravity as the growing of roots downward in the ground
- lobotomy
- brain surgery for treatment of certain mental disorders
- gastrectomy
- surgical removal of part or all of the stomach
- sympathy
- sharing of another's trouble; compassion
- periphrastic
- expressed in a roundabout way; circumlocutory
- pathetic
- arousing pity
- heteroclite
- deviating from the common rule; abnormal; atypical
- apathy
- lack of feeling, emotion, interest, or excitement; indifference
- geodetic
- pertaining to geodesy
- geography
- study of the earth's surface, climate, continents, people, products
- hetero/homogeneous
- differing in kind; of the same kind
- hetero/homochromatic
- having different colors, having the same color
- peripatetic
- traveling about; itinerant
- oligarchy
- for of government in which a few people have the power
- hetero/homomorphic
- exhibiting diversity in form; exhibiting similarity of form
- patriarchy
- form of social organization in which the father rules the family or tribe, descent being traced through the father
- hypertrophy
- excessive growth or development, as of body
- perigee
- nearest point to the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body
- homocentric
- having the same center; cocentric
- hyper/hypotension
- abnormally high blood pressure; low blood pressure
- endo/exosmosis
- osmosis inward; osmosis outward
- geology
- science dealing with the earth's history as recorded in rocks
- empathy
- complete understanding of another's feelings
- perimeter
- whole outer boundary or measurement of a surface or figure
- periodontics
- branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the bone and gum tissues supporting the teeth
- dichotomy
- cutting or division into two; dissection
- hyper/hypothyroid
- marked by excessive activity of the thyroid gland; marked by deficient activity of the thyroid gland
- geometry
- math dealing with lines, angles, surfaces, and solids
- pericardium
- membranous sac enclosing the heart
- hyperbole
- extravagant exaggeration of statement
- psychopathic
- pertaining to mental disease; insane
- endo/exogamy
- marrying withing a tribe or group; marriage outside the tribe or group
- hyperemia
- superabundance of blood
- hierarchy
- body of rules or officials grouped in ranks, each being subordinate to the rank above it; pecking order
- tome
- one volume or "cute" of a work of several volumes; scholarly book
- peristalsis
- wavelike contraction of the walls of the intestines which propels contents onward
- unipod
- one-legged support
- matriarchy
- form of social organization in which the mother rules the family or tribe, descent being traced through the mother
- endocarditis
- inflammation of the lining of the heart
- pathogenic
- causing disease
- endoderm
- membranelike tissue lining the digestive tract
- atomizer
- device for converitng a liquid to a fine spray
- geocentric
- measured from the earth's center; having the earth as a center
- anthropomorphic
- attributing human form or characteristics to beings not human, especially gods
- tracheotomy
- surgical operation of cutting into the trachea
- telepathy
- transference of the thoughts and feelings of one person to another by no apparent means of communication
- osteopath
- practitioner of osteopathy