| doctor | children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office, the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor |
| big science | scientific research that requires massive capital investment but is expected to yield very significant results |
dragonfly
darning needle
devil's darning needle
sewing needle
snake feeder
snake doctor
mosquito hawk
skeeter hawk | slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest, adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. |
fish doctor
Gymnelis viridis | brightly colored scaleless Arctic eelpout |
doctorfish
doctor-fish
Acanthurus chirurgus | surgeon fish of the West Indies |
Cooper Union
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | university founded in by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences |
lab
laboratory
research lab
research laboratory
science lab
science laboratory | a workplace for the conduct of scientific research |
| science museum | a museum that collects and displays objects having scientific interest |
skill
science | ability to produce solutions in some problem domain, the skill of a well-trained boxer, the sweet science of pugilism |
| creation science | an effort to give scientific support for the truth of the account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis |
science
scientific discipline | a particular branch of scientific knowledge, the science of genetics |
| natural science | the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena |
life science
bioscience | any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms |
biology
biological science r | the science that studies living organisms |
| biomedical science | the application of the principles of the natural sciences to medicine |
| medical science | the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease |
ecology
bionomics
environmental science | the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment |
genetics
genetic science | the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
| brain science | the branch of neuroscience concerned with the brain |
zoology
zoological science | the branch of biology that studies animals |
chemistry
chemical science r | the science of matter, the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions |
| physics physical science | the physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something, he studied the physics of radiation |
| earth science | any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts |
geophysics
geophysical science | geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth |
engineering
engineering science
applied science
technology | the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems, he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study |
computer science
computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
psychology
psychological science | the science of mental life |
information science
informatics
information processing
IP | the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information |
| cognitive science | the field of science concerned with cognition, includes parts of cognitive psychology and linguistics and computer science and cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind |
| social science | the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society |
politics
political science
government | the study of government of states and other political units |
home economics
home ec
domestic science
household arts | theory and practice of homemaking |
economics
economic science
political economy | the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management |
| library science | the study of the principles and practices of library administration |
| Christian Science | religious system based on teachings of Mary Baker Eddy emphasizing spiritual healing |
| military science | the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare |
| science fiction | literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society |
medical bill
doctor's bill | statement of charges for medical services |
Associate in Applied Science
AAS | an associate degree in applied science |
Bachelor of Arts in Library Science
ABLS | a bachelor's degree in library science |
Bachelor of Naval Science
BNS | a bachelor's degree in naval science |
Bachelor of Science
BS
SB | a bachelor's degree in science |
Bachelor of Science in Architecture
BSArch | a bachelor's degree in architecture |
| Bachelor of Science in Engineering | a bachelor's degree in engineering |
Master of Arts in Library Science
MALS | a master's degree in library science |
Master of Library Science
MLS | a master's degree in library science |
Master of Science
MS
SM
MSc | a master's degree in science |
| Master of Science in Engineering | a master's degree in engineering |
doctor's degree
doctorate | one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university |
Doctor of Dental Medicine
DMD | a doctor's degree in dental medicine |