There Is Nothing Like Getting to the Root of the Matter!
Before we begin, I want to give you a few prefixes, which I call "Drumming To Your Own Beat!"
Turn to page 39 - DIS-EASE SPELLS OUT 'DISEASE!'
Do you, or a family member suffer with high blood pressure? Perhaps you, or someone you know would like to run in marathons, but choose not to do so due to lack of exercising regularly, or experience shortness of breath after running, or walking. Fortunately, we have accessible tools that are located on our body to help us to determine what is wrong with us. Therefore, if we someone breathing hard or heavily, you may have someone check your pulse, or have a physician check you out with their stethoscope.
All of us have a pulse! No pulse, no life! Period. The briel list of the following prefixes pertains to the various degree of health determined by understanding, and observing our personal health.
1) brady- means slow. Example: bradycardia (brad-e-kar-de-ah), which is a slow heart rate.
2) tachy- means rapid, fast. Example: tachcardia (tak-ee-kar-de-ah), which is a fast heart rate.
RELATIONSHIP WORD: cardia - meaning 'heart.
3) dys- means painful, difficult, abnormal. Example: dysfunction, which is an abnormal function.
4) pachy- means thick. Example: pachyderma (pak-e-der-mah), which is the thickness of the skin.
RELATIONSHIP WORD: derma meaning 'skin.' An elephant is known as a "pachyderm' type of animal.
5) mal- means poor, bad. Example: malnutrition, which is poor nutrition.
6) xero- means dry. Example: xerosis (zeh-ro-sis), which is the dryness of the membrane, or skin.
ALWAYS REMEMBER: "Education has no time limit, so do not limit the time to educate yourself!" Ms. Miriam.
GETTING TO THE ROOTS and SUFFIXES
What is a 'root' word? It is a word that have meaning and purpose, which is the sole proponent of detailing information. Much like prefixes, if you know the 'root' word, then more than likely you will be in the position to know the origin of its content. In other words, 'root' words are informative bodies of detailed information that depicts its function.
For example, the word "baro" means 'pressure. You've heard this word whenever you are watching the weather segment on your local t.v. news channel, such as barometer, or barometric.
Suffixes on the other hand are the opposite of prefixes. Whereas prefixes are located on the "front" of a root word, suffixes are located at the "end" of the root word,
Now, let's take these three words: Prefix, Affix, and Suffix. The 'root' word in all three is "fix," which means to stay, adhere to, or stay put. A 'root' word can be consider as an "affix' word - it doesn't go anywhere - it stays put - it's adhere to the same spot going nowhere, much like the deep roots of a tree, or plant. So, since 'prefix' is before, and 'suffix' is after, then P.A.S (pass) may be the likely choice to remember such a rule. Give it a try - if it does not work for you, then come up with a better way to remember what comes before, what stays put, and what comes after.
Turn to page 43 - Root of the 'Physical' Matter
Did you notice any similarities to your everyday words used at home, on t.v., or in school? There is a 'root' word that describes one of my favorite rock bands. Can you guess the 'root' word? HINT: The lead singer of the band has a daughter who is an actress, and played in the film "Armageddon."
Which of the following words, or descriptions have the same, or similar 'root' words that are listed on pages 43 and 44:
1) ergonomic reclining chair
2) cryogenic lab
3) kinetic ability
4) sonogram
5) Google Chrome
6) photosynthesis (tricky one here)
7) thermal underwear
8) radiologic components
9) aerospace
10) electrolysis
11) barotrauma
12) Sony (another tricky one)
13) Aerosmith
Once you have digested some of the above 'root' words, I want you to find ten things around your home, or in school, that shares the same 'root' words listed in your book. I'll be 'rooting' for you!
Turn to pages 45 and 46.
ROOTS DEPICTING 'TIME':
Here are three 'root' words that reflects time, day, or night:
1) noct, nocti means night. An owl is a nocturnal (nok-turn-al) animal that loves to hoot at night.
2) nyct, nycto means darkness, night. Shelley is always fearful at night because it gets so dark. Shelly has nyctophobia (nik-toe-fo-be-ah).
3) chron, chrono means time. I love to hear a choir that sings synchronously (sin-kro-nus-lee), or together in harmony.
CHEMISTRY ROOT WORDS:
1) ferr, ferro, ferri means iron. Chandra's multiple vitamins contains ferric (feh-rik) to build her iron poor blood.
2) hydr, hydro means water, fluid. Charlie's dog was lost in the woods for five days, and it finally came home safe and sound, but was poorly dehydrated (de-hy-dray-ted).
3) sider, sidero means iron. Chandra has not taken her ferric vitamins for three months, and as a result, she was diagnosed having sideropenia (sid-er-o-pe-ne-ah), a deficiency of iron in the blood.
4) natri means sodium. Contrast to having too much sodium in the blood, Jackie learned that she has hyponatremia (hi-po-na-tre-me-ah), a decrese of sodium in the blood.
5) kali means potassium. Unlike his sister Jackie, Sam was diagnosed with having too much potassium in the blood, called hyperkalemia (hi-per-kal-e-me-ah).
ROOTS RELATING TO DISEASE, page 46.
Try This Simple Exercise To Build and Strengthen Your Relationship with Words
In your book, you will notice that we are starting to get a bit heavy with the words. Please do not let this scare you - it is better to learn them now, so by the time when you complete high school, you will be able to focus on more advancing materials needed to pursue your chosen career path. Take a moment to read them all.
In your notebook, vertically fold your paper in half. List all of the 'Root' words down on the RIGHT side, or column of the paper - skip two lines between each root word. List all of the 'Meaning' words on the LEFT side, or column of the paper - skip two lines between each 'meaning' of the root word. Once you have completed these two things, then I want you to READ both the Example and Definition columns noted in the book. Take your time to absorb each root word example and its definition.
Now, on the LEFT side, or column of your paper, write down the words in the EXAMPLE column directly underneath each word in the MEANING column, place a hypen (-), and then write out the DEFINITIONS given in the book.
The reason for you to write it out in this manner is for you to be able to dissect each root word, its meaning, the example given, and its definition by recognizing the relationship each word have with one another. To remember these words is not enough. Much like the compound words you have learned in school have a meaningful purpose, or relationship, such as the words 'homework' or 'homebound,' the same principle applies here.
Don't get caught up with trying to remember these words. Build a relationship with the words you are learning about, and in return, you will see the relationships building in every word used in this book, and in other books that you'll find yourself studying from in due time. Once you have accomplished in utilizing this basic tool of understanding words, then there is nothing too big, nor too small, for you to handle in the field of medicine, or any specialty of interest that you aspire to become in life!
So, chill out, and do what I do . . . Relax, Release, and Relate with your Roots!
ROOTS RELATING TO THE EXTREMITIES, page 47.
In this case, your 'extremities' consist your hands, feet, arms, and legs. You and I both know that sometimes many people tend to use certain parts of their extremities to illustrate their point of view, which can be disturbing if the situation is not a pleasant one. For example, putting up the middle finger, or making other vulgar gestures with their extremities. It is distasteful, and as a person who aspire to become involved in the Applied Health and Science field, I hope that you do not partake in such rudeness in public, or in the privacy of your home, or school. If you want to become a professional, the time to act like a professional is NOW!
As you can see in your book, some of these root words may seem odd at first glance. But I am confident that you have at least observed three of these root words before at home, in school, or perhaps in a book. Remember when I talked about building a relationship with the words you learn, and in turn, you will see the relationships build by recognizing each word? And, do you remember me speaking about compound words (homework, homebound), and how both words combined together has its own unique relationship, yet have meaning and purpose?
Let's look at some of these root words relating to the extremities:
1) acro means extremity, end. Example: acrocyanosis (ak-ro-si-an-o-sis), a bluish discoloration of the hands and feet. RELATIONSHIP WORD: cyan, cyano - bluish discoloration.
Do you see how acro + cyan build its relationship? BUT these two meaningful words have another relationship word attached to the hip, and that is "osis," which denotes, or mean "a process." Acro (extremity) + cyan (bluish discoloration) + osis (a process) = A process of bluish discoloration of the hands and feet.
2) chir, chiro means hand. Example: chiropractor, is a specialist who works with their hands on a person's body. RELATIONSHIP WORD: practor, a person who practice, work.
Find the relationship in each root word listed on page 47, and write it down by using the above method I'd mentioned in "Roots Relating To Disease" using both the Right and Left columns to build and recognize the relationships in each word.
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