-ologies Flashcards by Amy Claire Abel | Brainscape

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alology

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algae

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anthropology

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human beings

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apiology

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bees

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archeology

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remains of past human life and activities

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axiology

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values and value judgements (e.g., ethics)

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bacteriology

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bacteria

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biology

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life and living organisms

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cartology

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maps and mapmaking

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cetology

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whales

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conchology

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shells

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cosmology

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nature and origin of the universe

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cryptology

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codes and ciphers

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cytology

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the cell and its functions

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deontology

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ethics

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enology

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wines and wine making

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entomology

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insects

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epistemology

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the nature, grounds, and limits of knowledge

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eschatology

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the end of the world

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ethology

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animal behavior in the wild

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etiology

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causes of phenomena

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etymology

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the origins of words

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geology

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the earth and its history

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gerontology

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aging and problems of the aged

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graphology

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handwriting

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hagiology

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saints and revered persons

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herpetology

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reptiles and amphibians

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hippology

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horses

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histology

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living tissue

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horology

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measurement of time

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hydrology

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water

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ichthyology

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fishes

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kinesiology

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principles of human movement

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limnology

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fresh waters

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mammalogy

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mammals

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meteorology

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climate and weather

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morphology

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structure and forms of plants and animals

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mycology

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fungi

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myrmecology

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ants

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nephology

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clouds

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numismatology

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coins

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oncology

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tumors

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ontology

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nature of existence

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ophiology

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snakes

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opthalmology

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structure, function, and diseases of the eye

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otology

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ears

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paleontology

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fossils

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pathology

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diseases

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pedology

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children

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petrology

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rocks

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philology

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language, speech, linguistics, and literature

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physiology

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functions and activities of living organisms

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pyrology

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fire

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seismology

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earthquakes

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speleology

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caves

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teleology

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final causes or purpose in nature

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teratology

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malformations or serious deviations from the norm in organisms; monsters and monstrosities

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thanatology

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death and dying

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virology

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viruses

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vulcanology

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volcanos

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zoology

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animals

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ornithology

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birds