Greek Lesson 4 Vocabulary 11 total

Lesson 4: Vocabulary 1. Apathy (noun) – lack of feeling, emotion, interest or concern. Example sentence: The causes of voter apathy includes people thinking that their vote doesn't count.

Lesson 4: vocabulary 2. Pathology (noun) – the study of the nature of diseases Example sentence: Doctors study pathology in order to cure diseases. the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes.

Lesson 4: vocabulary 3. Bathometer (noun) – an instrument for measuring the depths of water. Example sentence: Deep sea divers depend on bathometers to keep them from diving too deep. the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes.

Lesson 4: vocabulary 4. Heliotherapy (noun) – medicine or cures that involve the power of the sun. Example sentence: Light therapy, classically referred to as heliotherapy is a common treatment for a variety of conditions, from auto-immune disorders including psoriasis and eczema, to wound healing and depression.

Lesson 4: vocabulary 5. Hematology (noun) – a branch of biology that deals with the blood and blood forming organs. Example sentence: Scientists of hematology study cures for such things as AIDS.

Lesson 4: vocabulary 6. Hemorrhage (noun & verb) – a discharge of blood (noun); to undergo uncontrollable bleeding (verb) Example sentence: After surgery, doctors check patients for possible hemorrhage.

Lesson 4: vocabulary 7. Logorrhea (noun) – excessive and often incoherent talkativeness or wordiness. Example sentence: She wondered if logorrhea was a common side effect of pain killers.

Lesson 4: vocabulary 8. Static (adjective) – still, unchanging, bodies at rest, stationary charges of electricity; (noun) disturbing effects produced in radio or TV. Example sentence: Museums often try to create a static environment of times passed by.

Lesson 4: vocabulary 9. Diagnostic (adjective) – analytic, the practice of identifying Example sentence: Long after Columbus died, the diagnostic test proved the world was really round.

Lesson 4: vocabulary 10. Agnostic (noun) – non-believer, one who does not believe in god or the probability of god. Example sentence: The man is agnostic, he doubts the truthfulness of all religions.

Lesson 4: vocabulary 11. Pathogenic (adjective) – causing or capable of causing a disease. Example sentence: It took several diagnostic tests to discover the pathogenic cells.