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English
11th Grade
02/25/2014

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anthropology

 

 

 

science dealing with the origin, races, customs, and beliefs of mankind

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genealogy

 

 

 

account of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor

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pathology

 

 

 

science dealing with the nature and causes of disease

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psychology

 

 

 

science of the mind

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antibiotic

 

 

 

antibacterial substance produced by a living organism; medicine that fights infection

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biogenesis

 

 

 

development of life from pre-existing life; development of living organisms from other living organisms

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biopsy

 

 

 

diagnostic examination of a piece of tissue from a living body

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anatomy

 

 

 

structure of a plant or animal; science of dissection of plants, animals, or anything else for the purpose of studying their structure

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dichotomy

 

 

 

cutting or division into two; division into two separate contradictory groups

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lobotomy

 

 

 

brain surgery for treatment of certain mental disorders

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