TASK

• Using the library database find at leasttwo (2) medical articles from professional journals
• Highlight twenty (20) medical terms total (they may be distributed as you see fit between the articles).
• Take each highlighted term and enter it in your document, you will need to:
  • Define the term
  • Break it down into its word parts (word root, prefix, suffix, combining vowel)
  • Label the word parts
  • Cite the article the word came from in the document text
• Make sure your reference page includes citations for each paper used as well as your dictionary.

Example:

1. Hepatitis: Swelling and inflammation of the liver most frequently associated with a virus.

Hepat/itis

wr     S           (LPN, 2011)

 

 

2. Osteoarthritis: Non-Inflammatory disease caused by loss of cartilage in the joint space.

Oste/o/arthr/itis

wr  cv   wr      s          (Smith, 2012)

 

 

 

3. Cardiologist: Medical physician who specialized in the heart and blood vessels.

Cardi/o/logist

wr   cv    s