20 Word Project

Directions:

  • Using the library database find at least two (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.

Grading:

Grading is based on:

  • 20 words
  • Properly defined and broken down
  • Labeled
  • APA format – cover page, header, citations and reference page
  • Proper grammar and spelling
  • Minus 5 points a day if late

Example:

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

Hepat/itis

wr     S                                                                                                          (LPN, 2011)

 

 

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

Oste/o/arthr/itis

wr  cv   wr      s                                                                                              (Smith, 2012)

 

 

 

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

Cardi/o/logist

wr   cv    s                                                                                                      (JAMA, 2009)