100 likes | 238 Views
Roots: CARD/ DERM/ HEM/EM AND NAT. SKIN, BLOOD, AND OTHER THINGS. Words to Learn. CARDIOLOGIST CARDIOVASCULAR EPIDERMIS DERMATOLOGY ANEMIA HEMORRHAGE PRENATAL NEONATAL. Prefixes: cardio- epi- a- pre- neo- Suffixes: -logy - ist. ROOTS.
E N D
Roots: CARD/ DERM/ HEM/EM AND NAT SKIN, BLOOD, AND OTHER THINGS
Words to Learn • CARDIOLOGIST • CARDIOVASCULAR • EPIDERMIS • DERMATOLOGY • ANEMIA • HEMORRHAGE • PRENATAL • NEONATAL • Prefixes: • cardio- • epi- • a- • pre- • neo- • Suffixes: • -logy • -ist
ROOTS Kardia – heart/ Derma – skin / Haima – blood / Natus - born
Cardiologist • Definition: someone who studies the heart • Example Sentence: • Mark’s cardiologist gave him some blunt advice: get some exercise or risk a heart attack.
Epidermis • Definition: The outside layer of the skin • -epi: means “on”, “beside”, “after”, or “around” • Example Sentence: Since the earthworm breathes through its skin, it epidermis must be thin enough to let oxygen pass through.
Dermatology • Definition: the study of the skin • -logy – means “the study of” or “the science of” • (ex – zoo + logy = the study of animals) • Example Sentence: Research about dermatology has uncovered a link between tanning and skin cancer.
Anemia • Definition: the lack of red blood cells or hemoglobin that should be inside of them • a- or an- means “without” (ex – a- + typical = atypical which means out of the ordinary or not normal) • Example Sentence: The most common type of anemia occurs when a person does not get enough iron from the food he eats.
Hemorrhage • Definition: to bleed excessively • Example Sentence: The woman’s leg was hemorrhaging; the doctor elevated her leg and applied a bandage.
Prenatal • Definition: occurring before birth • pre- means “before in time, place, or order of importance” (ex – pre- + teen = preteen which means before the age of thirteen) • Example Sentence: Folic acid is important to prenatal health.
Neonatal • Definition: having to do with newborns • neo- means “new” (ex – neo- + classical = neoclassical which means a revival of the classical period in literature and art • Example Sentence: The neonatal unit in a hospital takes care of infants who are born prematurely.