Monday, December 17, 2012

Greek/Latin December 17-21


Word List: Bio = life

antiobiotic               a medicine used to save lives because it destroys harmful bacteria and cures infections 

 

autobiography         a piece of writing written by a person about his or her own life

 

biography                a piece of writing about a person’s life written by someone else

 

biologist                  a person who studies living things

 

biology                    the study of living things

 

biopsy                     the removal of living tissue from the body for diagnostic examination

 

biosphere                the zone of planet Earth where there is life (between the deep crust and the lower atmosphere)

 

macrobiotic diet     a diet thought to help people live longer because it focuses on natural foods

 

neurobiology           the study of the nervous system of living things and how it helps the living things learn and react

 

symbiosis                how two different living organism live together and depend on each other

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