NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

EMBRYOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
astro-means what?
A
Star
B
hearing
C
self
D
smaller
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Astro-comes from the Greek ástron, meaning “star.” The Greek ástron is also related to such words as asteroid and even the star itself. The word astronomy comes from a Greek word that literally (and poetically) means “star-arranging.”

Detailed explanation-2: -Aerospace, Astronomy-astro-, or-aster-, comes from Greek, where it has the meanings “star; heavenly body; outer space. ‘’ These meanings are found in such words as: aster, asterisk, asteroid, astrology, astronomy, astronaut, astronautics, disaster.

Detailed explanation-3: -In everyday language, “astronomical” means “very large” as often as it means having to do with astronomy. That’s for good reason: the known universe contains a lot of stars, galaxies, and other objects.

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