PREFIX‚ SUFFIX‚ AFFIX‚ INFLECTIONAL & DERIVATIONAL MORPHOLOGY‚ DENOTATIVE & CONNOTATIVE MEANING A affix - an additional element placed at the beginning or end of a root‚ stem‚ or word‚ or in the body of a word‚ to modify its meaning. a morpheme that is attached to a word stem to form a new word. A prefix goes at the beginning. A prefix is placed at the beginning of a word to modify or change its meaning. A suffix goes at the end of a word. A suffix is a group of letters placed at the end
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Pericarditis The patient who is complaining of retrosternal chest pain which is sharp and relieved by sitting up or leaning forward‚ gets worse when lying down‚ breathing‚ coughing and radiates to the both arms will tell us that it might be acute pericarditis. In this case physical examination will show decrease in apex pulse‚ by percussion the heart would be slightly enlarged and a slight friction rub by auscultation on lower left sternal border. And then we will do diagnostic tests including
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Pericarditis‚ is inflammation of the pericardium which has multi etiologies. Causes are infectious‚ viral‚ bacterial‚ fungal‚ immune‚ metabolic‚ ischemia‚ physical and chemical agents (Porth & Martfin‚ 2009). Pericarditis may be idiopathic‚ acute‚ chronic‚ congenital or a neoplastic disease (Porth & Matfin‚ 2009). Acute pericarditis symptoms is sudden onset of sharp chest pain‚ pericardial friction rub‚ electrocardiogram changes‚ worse with cough‚ deep breathing‚ movement and swallowing (Porth
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You may ask‚ what is endometriosis? Endometriosis is a condition when the endometrial tissue‚ which is the inside lining of the uterus‚ is located outside of the uterus. Endometriosis broken down into its prefix‚ root‚ and suffix is: (prefix) endo- within‚ (root) metri/o uterus‚ (suffix) –osis abnormal condition. So it is an abnormal condition within the uterus. Some of the areas that the endometrial tissue can grow are usually around the pelvic area including the ovaries‚ bowels‚ bladder and
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If an infection in the body is not controlled‚ it can spread to the lining of the heart‚ which causes pericarditis. The infection can be caused by wounds that are left untreated or a weak immune system that just can’t fight off simple ailments‚ but it is most commonly caused by teeth problems‚ such as rotten teeth or gingivitis. The bacteria in the mouth quickly spreads to the blood system when a person eats food. And when it gets to the blood system‚ it is carried to the heart. This in turn makes
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Pericarditis is an inflammation of the thin sac that surrounds the heart (known as the pericardium). This can cause pain as the inflamed pericardium rubs against the heart. Fluid can build up in the pericardium‚ which can compress the heart and affect its function. What causes pericarditis? Pericarditis can be caused by infection from a virus‚ bacterium or fungus. Viral infections are the most common cause of pericarditis in children. Pericarditis can result from injury to the chest. It can
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– polite = ________________ 13. – honest = ______________ 14. – expensive = _____________ 15. – legal = ________________ Exercise 2 : Put the words in brackets in the appropriate form (use a prefix or suffix ): 1. He was acting in a very _______________ way. (child) 2. She looked _______________. She started to cry. (happy) 3. He passed his exam. He was _________________ for the second time. (succeed) 4. The team that he supported were able
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PERICARDITIS The heart is a strong muscular organ that is responsible for sustaining life. During the course of the lifespan‚ many different types of illness or injury can interfere with the heart and its functioning. The heart is located within a sac‚ a double layered‚ flexible holding vessel that is named the pericardium. The pericardium is responsible for keeping the heart in the proper place. It is also the reason that the heart does not fill with more blood than it can hold. This
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Junior Literature NAME______________________ VOCABULARY LESSON 15 WORD LIST: 1. aesthetic – adj. pertaining to beauty syn: artistic ant: displeasing; unattractive 2. chaff – n. worthless matter syn: rubbish 3. egregious – adj. remarkably bad; outrageous syn: flagrant‚ gross ant: moderate 4. empirical – adj. based on practical experience rather than theory syn: observable ant: theoretical 5. flaccid – adj. flabby syn: weak; feeble ant:
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essential meaning of the term - word roots often refer to a body part - combining forms consist of a root plus a combining vowel allowing a suffix to be added that does not begin with a vowel (note combining vowels can also connect one root to another). - a suffix is a word ending that often indicates either a condition‚ disease‚ procedures or disorder - a prefix is always at the beginning of a word and often indicates number‚ location‚ time or status Examples of Word Part Usage I will
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