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Vocab ch. 4 24-25
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10th Grade
11/06/2008

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amorphous
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having no definite form; shapeless; unorganized
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anthropomorphic
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attributing human form or characteristics to beings not human, especially gods
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dimorphous
Definition
occurring under two distinct forms
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endomorphic
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having a form deriving largely from the embryo's inner layer; having a heavy body build
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heteromorphic
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exhibiting diversity of form
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metamorphosis
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change of form
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monomorphic
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having a single form
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morphology
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1. branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of animals and plants
2. form and structure of an organism or any of its parts
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pericardium
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membranous sac enclosing the heart
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perigee
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nearest point to the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body
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perihelion
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nearest point to the sun in the orbit of a heavenly body
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perimeter
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whole outer boundary or measurement of a surface or figure
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periodontics
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branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the bone and gum tissues supporting the teeth
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peripatetic
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traveling about; itinerant
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peripheral
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1. on the periphery (outside boundary); outside or away from the central part, as in peripheral vision
2. only slightly connected with what is essential; merely incidental
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peripheral
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device that can be attached to or used with a computer, such as a keyboard, monitor, printer, or scanner
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periphrastic
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expressed in a roundabout way; circumlocutory
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periscope
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instrument permitting those in a submarine a view ("look around" of the surface
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peristalsis
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wavelike contraction of the walls of the intestines, which propels contents onward
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peristyle
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1. row of columns around a building or court
2. the space so enclosed
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peritonitis
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inflammation of the peritoneum (membrane lining the abdominal cavity and surrounding the organs within it)
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