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Anthropologic

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an·thro·pol·o·gy  (nthr-pl-j)
n.
1. The scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans.
2. That part of Christian theology concerning the genesis, nature, and future of humans, especially as contrasted with the nature of God: "changing the church's anthropology to include more positive images of women" (Priscilla Hart).

anthro·po·logi·cal (-p-lj-kl), anthro·po·logic (-k) adj.
anthro·po·logi·cal·ly adv.
anthro·polo·gist n.


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In addition to the anthropologic data mentioned above are the Rancho Bernardo and Framingham Heart studies, which support the hypothesis that modern diets predispose people to osteoporosis.
124) Laws that regulate these reserves establish several preventative measures in order to avoid affecting voluntarily isolated people, including governmental approvals and anthropologic contingency plans, which follow the Camisea provisions.
Medical anthropologist Arthur Klein-man, who has compared transactions between healers and those they heal across different cultures, finds that the anthropologic model of "gift exchange" best explains successful treatment outcomes.
 
 
 
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