Week 9 Flashcards
anthropology
the study of human societies and cultures and their development
ecology
the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings
ethnology
the study of the characteristics of various people and the differences and relationships between them
genealogy
a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor
meteorology
the branch of science concerned with the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, especially as a means of forecasting the weather
morphology
the branch of biology that deals with the form of living organisms, and with relationships between their structures; the study of the forms of word
necrology
an obituary notice; a list of deaths
paleontology
the branch of science concerned with fossil animals and plants
theology
the study of the nature of God and religious belief
dermatology
the branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders
sociology
the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society
mythology
a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition
pathology
the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the lavatory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes
cardiology
the branch of medicine that deals with diseases and abnormalities of the heart
