Tag Archives: health

Cultural Literacy: Socialization

It seems to me that this Cultural Literacy worksheet on socialization might be a step in the right direction toward raising students’ awareness of a key concept in human affairs.

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Ibn al-Nafis

Here is a reading on the Muslim physician Ibn al-Nafis who was the first doctor to map the human pulmonary system. This vocabulary-building and  comprehension worksheet accompanies it.

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A Short Exercise on the Greek Word Root Xanth/o

Late spring cleaning continues at Mark’s Text Terminal, and I’ll take a moment here to post the last of my short word root exercises, this exercise on the Greek root xanth/o. It means yellow. It will turn up at the base of many words in the sciences.

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A Short Exercise on the Greek Word Root Oste/o

This worksheet on the Greek word root oste/o–it means bone–is another of those Greek roots that produces a lot of words used in the health professions, e.g. osteopathy.

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Susceptible (adj)

You might find some use for this context clues worksheet on the adjective susceptible. It’s a strong adjective and a word anyone interested in entering the health professions should know.

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A Short Exercise on the Greek Word Root Nephr/o

Here is a word root worksheet on the Greek root nephr/o. It means kidney. Hence, the medical specialist who deals with kidneys is a nephrologist.

This is, in other words, another vocabulary-building worksheet for students interested in the health professions.

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A Short Exercise on the Greek Word Root My/o

Ok, it’s just before the final period on a Friday afternoon, and as I work to clear off my computer desktop before shutting down and leaving, I find that I left this worksheet on the Greek word root my/o (it means muscle) lying around, so I’ll throw it up for your use.

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A Short Exercise on the Greek Word Roots Leuk/o and Leuc/o

Here is a word root worksheet on the Greek word roots leuk/o and leuc/o. They mean white and colorless. As you can see, the first of these roots can be found in the noun leukemia. This is another one of those Greek roots that produces a lot of words related to medicine and the health professions.

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A Short Exercise on the Greek Word Root Hepat/o

Here is a short worksheet on the Greek word root hepat/o. It means liver. This is another word root from which many words used in the health care professions: you want to avoid hepatitis, and pay attention when your doctor orders a hepatic panel.

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A Short Exercise on the Greek Word Root Erythr/o

Here is a short exercise on the Greek word root erythr/o; it means red. This is another of those roots that grows a lot of words used in the health professions.

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