Vocabulary for the College-Bound Student Sections 12 & 13

BIO-Life TOMY(TOM)- cutting, operation of inisionl

abiogenesis

(n.) spontaneous generation

amphibious

(adj.) 1. able to live both on land and in water

2. attacking with coordinated land, sea, and air forces

antibiotic

(n.) germ-killing substance produced by or derived from a microorganism

autobiography

(n.) story of a person’s life written by that person

biochemistry

(n.) chemistry dealing with chemical compounds and processes in living plants and animals

biocidal

(adj.) destructive to life or living things

biodegradable

(adj.) capable of being readily decomposed into harmless substances by microorganisms

biogenesis

(adj.) development of life from preexisting life

biography

(n.) story of a person’s life written by another person

biology

(n.) science dealing with the study of living organisms

biometry

(n.) statistical analysis of biological data

biopsy

(n.) diagnostic examination of a piece of tissue from living body

biota

(n.) plants and animals living in a region

microbe

(n.) microscopic life form; germ

symbiosis

(n.) living together in mutually helpful association of two dissimilar organisms

anatomy

(n.) dissection of plants, animals, or other things to study their structure; analysis

2. structure

appendectomy

(n.) surgical removal of appendix

atom

smallest particle of an element

atomizer

(n.) device for converting a liquid to a fine spray

dichotomy

(n.) cutting or division into two

gastrectomy

(n.) surgical removal of part or all of the stomach

lobotomy

(n.) brain surgery for treatment of certain mental disorders

mastectomy

(.) surgical removal of a breast

phlebotomy

(n.) opening of a vein to diminish the blood supply

tome

(n.) one volume, or “cut”, of a work of several volume; scholarly book

tonsillectomy

(n.) surgical removal of the tonsils

tracheotomy

(n.) surgical operation of cutting into the trachea