Words Derived from Greek - "bio" & "logy"
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- geneaology
- account of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor
- abiogenesis
- spontaneous generation (development of life from lifeless matter)
- cardiology
- science dealing with the action and diseases of the heart
- bacteriology
- science dealing with the study of bacteria
- biology
- science dealing with the study of living organisms
- geology
- science dealing with the earth's histoy as recorded in rocks
- meteorology
- science dealing with the atmosphere and weather
- dermatology
- science dealing with the skin and its diseases
- criminology
- scientific study of crimes and criminals
- necrology
- list of persons who have died recently
- ecology
- science dealing with the relation of living things to their environment and to each other
- morphology
- scientific study of the forms and structures of plants and animals, or form and structure of an organism or any of its parts
- mythology
- account or study of myths
- technology
- use of science to achieve a practical purpose; applied science
- neurology
- scientific study of the nervous system and its diseases
- antibiotic
- antibacterial substance produce by a living organism
- amphibious
- able to live on both land and in water
- ethnology
- branch of anthropology dealing with human races, their origin, distribution, culture, etc.
- theology
- study of religious ideas
- sociology
- study of the evolution, development, and functioning of human society
- paleontology
- science dealing with life in the remote past as recorded in fossils
- pathology
- sceince dealing with the nature and causes of disease, or something abnormal
- biogenesis
- development of life from life
- anthropology
- science dealing with the origin, races, customs, and beliefs of humankind
- petrology
- scientific study of rocks
- psychology
- science of the mind
- physiology
- science dealing with the functions of living things or their organs