Definitions

Science: literally "study", any discipline or system of thought based on the scientific method.

Scientific:(of science)To be termed scientific, a method of inquiry must be based on gathering observable, empirical and measurable evidence subject to specific principles of reasoning, according to Isaac Newton's rules for the study of Natural Philosophy.

Scientific method: refers to a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. Some steps are minimum requirements (question/subject, research, hypothesis, experimentation, analysis, conclusion) others are required when you are working for others or want recognition(documentation, summary, anouncements/publication).

Hypothesis: (hypo=below; thesis=opinion, commentary, theory) preliminary theory or educated guess.

Research: studying/reading previously published information from other experiments, theories, and even cultural ideas related to current study subject.

Experimentation: tests to determine if hypothesis is correct.

Analysis: gathering data from experiments and research.

Conclusion: evaluation of hypothesis based on gathered data and deciding if further research/experimentation or a different hypothesis is necessary.

Data: information.

Evaluation: decision about value.

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a vocabulary for accurately describing the human body and associated components, conditions, processes and process in a scienctific manner. This systematic approach to word building and term comprehension is based on the concept of: (1) word roots, (2) prefixes, and (3) suffixes derived from a source language such as Greek or Latin and often describes a body part. The prefix can be added in front of the term to modify the word root by giving additional information about the location of an organ, the number of parts, or time involved. Suffixes are attached to the end of a word root to add meaning such as condition, disease process, or procedure.