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Vocab ch. 4 19-21
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10th Grade
10/22/2008

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endocrine
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secreting internally
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exocrine
Definition
secreting externally
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endogamy
Definition
marriage within the tribe, caste, or social group
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exogamy
Definition
marriage outside the tribe, caste, or social group
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endogenous
Definition
produced from within; due to internal causes
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exogenous
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produced from without; due to external causes
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endoskeleton
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internal skeleton or supporting framework in an animal
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exoskeleton
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hard protective structure developed outside the body, as the shell of a lobster
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endosmosis
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osmosis inward
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exosmosis
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osmosis outward
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endocarditis
Definition
inflammation of the lining of the heart
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endoderm
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membranelike tissue lining the digestive tract
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endoparasite
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parasite living on the inside of its host
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endophyte
Definition
plant growing within another plant
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exoteric
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known externally (outside a select group; publicly); readily understandable
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exotic
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1. introduced from another country; foreign
2. strikingly unusual; strange
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anarchy
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total absence of rule or government; confusion; disorder
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autarchy
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rule by an absolute sovereign
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hierarchy
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body of rulers or officials grouped in ranks, each being subordinate to the rank above it; pecking order
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matriarchy
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form of social organization in which the mother rules the family or tribe, descent being traced through the mother
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monarchy
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state ruled over by a single person, as a king or queen
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oligarchy
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form of government in which a few people have the power
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patriarchy
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form of social organization in which the father rules the family or tribe, descent being traced through the father
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