Ji Zhang
11-23-1998
Period 3 English
Vocabulary: “-logy”

Word	part of speech	definition

logy		suffix	science, study, account
anthropology 	n	sci. dealing w/ origin, races, customs, & beliefs of mankind
bacteriology		sci. dealing w/ the study of bacteria	
biology			sci. dealing with the study of living organisms
cardiology		sci. dealing w/ the action & diseases of the heart
criminology		scientific study of crimes & criminals
dermatology		science dealing with the skin & its diseases
ecology			sci. dealing w/ the relation of living things to their environment & to each other
ethnology	branch of anthropology dealing w/ human races, their origin, 
distribution, culture, etc.
genealogy		account of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor
geology			sci. dealing with the earth’s history as recorded in rocks
meteorology		sci. dealing with the atmosphere & weather
morphology		1. scientific study of the forms & structures of plants & animals
			2. form & structure of an organism or any of its parts
mythology		account or study of myths
necrology		list of persons who have died recently
neurology		scientific study of the nervous system & its diseases
paleontology		sci. dealing w/ life in the remote past as recorded in fossils
pathology		1. sci. dealing w/ the nature & causes of disease
			2. something abnormal
petrology		scientific study of rocks
physiology		sci. dealing w/ the functions of living things or their organs
psychology		sci. of the mind
sociology		study of evolution, development, and functioning of human society
technology		use of science to achieve a practical purpose; applied science
theology			study of religion and religious ideas

 Ji Zhang
11-23-1998
Period 3 English
“logy” exercises p 116 4.9

1. anthropology
2. mythology
3. technology
4. criminology
5. dermatology
6. pathology