spec-, spic-, spect-, spectat-, spectro- -spectr, -spectful, -spection, -spective

Expect from others what you have done to them.

Prout vultis ut faciant vobis homines, et vos facite illis similiter, “As you would that men should do to you, do you also to them in like manner.” From the Latin Vulgate, Luke 6:31; which is a Latin version of the Bible produced by Saint Jerome in the 4th century.

From Latin vulgata editio, “edition made public, edition for ordinary people” a version used by the Roman Catholic Church.

A description of a spectrum of permanent and often devastating birth-defect syndromes caused by maternal consumption of alcohol during pregnancy.

The main effect of fetal alcohol exposure is brain damage. This can be caused during any trimester, because the fetus's brain continues to develop throughout the entire pregnancy. The brain damage is often accompanied by, and reflected in, distinctive facial stigmata (characteristics indicative of a disease or abnormalities).

A recording by an instrument for dispersing radiation (as electromagnetic radiation or sound waves) into a spectrum and recording or mapping the spectrum (wavelengths or frequencies of electromagnetic vibrations).

A technique for studying sound by separating it into its component frequencies.

1. Protection or support; patronage.
2. A sign indicative of future prospects; a favorable sign or propitious circumstance; an omen: "The auspices for the new venture appeared to be favorable."
3. Observation of and divination from the actions of birds.
4. Divination or prognostication, originally from observing the behavior of birds.

1. Marked by lucky signs or good omens, and therefore by the promise of success, prosperity, or happiness.
2. Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious: "It seemed to be an auspicious time to ask for a raise in salary."
3. Promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: "It was an auspicious occasion."
4. Favored by fortune; prosperous; fortunate.

Favorable omens came to be known as auspicious while unfavorable signs were considered inauspicious.

In Roman times, an augur was someone who foretold the future by observing the flight of birds (or by examining their entrails). Auspicium is divination (fortune telling) by observing the flights of birds and came from auspex, "someone who takes signs from the flight of birds".

A Latin derivative was the verb inaugurare "to foretell the future from the flight of birds", which was applied to the installation of someone in office after the appropriate omens had been determined; by the time it reached English as inaugurate, the association with the divination with birds had been forgotten.

An ancient Roman priest, or auspex, was appointed to foretell or divine the future outcome of an important event by observing the flights of birds, listening to their songs, observing the food they ate and by examining their internal organs.

Favorable omens came to be known as "auspicious" while unfavorable signs were considered to be "inauspicious".

Later the Roman auspex was replaced with the augur as the interpreter-observer of bird signs; his name being derived from the Latin avis, "bird", and garrire, "to talk" or "to tell". His interpretation, or augurism, became the English word augury, "an omen", and the Latin inaugurare, "to install an official after consulting the birds", became the word we use to install politicians in office with the hope that their "inaugurations" will prove to be auspicious for those who must endure their political machinations (plots and intrigues).

A reference to collectors of natural products from various countries in Africa, Asia, etc., for purposes of developing commercial applications.

There are new rules for biodiversity prospecting and natural products research which are derived from three sources: international treaties, national laws, and professional self-regulation.

1. A biological species or a population of individuals which can breed together.
2. A species defined primarily on biological characteristics.

Spectroscopic determination of the types and amounts of various substances in living tissue or fluid from a living body.

An obsession of staring at something which is repulslive.

1. A species which is represented in more than one geological time horizon.
2. The successive species replacing each other in a phyletic lineage which are given ancestor and descendant status according to the geological time sequence.
3. Any species for which there is paleontological evidence throuh a period of time.

1. Watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: having circumspect behavior.
2. Well-considered: "She thought about the future with circumspect ambition."
3. Marked by attention to all circumstances and probable consequences; cautious; prudent or being careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment.

1. Making careful thoughts and observations before taking action; using caution; prudence.
2. The trait of being observant and prudent.
3. Knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress by thinking about possible risks before doing or saying something.